computerprocess
nounUK /kəmˈpjuːtə ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /kəmˈpjutər ˈprɑsɛs/
A computer process is a job the computer is doing right now.
The computer process of saving your game finished in a second.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The steps a computer follows to finish a job.
Opening a picture is a simple computer process.
3. A running program that the computer keeps track of.
The game is one computer process, and the music player is another.
4. The way a computer handles information from start to finish.
Turning your voice into text is a computer process.