coreprocess

noun
UK /ˈkɔː ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /ˈkɔːr ˈprɑːsɛs/

The main job that a thing does to make something happen.

Digestion is the core process that turns food into energy for your body.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The most important step in a series of actions.

Mixing the ingredients is the core process in baking a cake.

3. The basic way a machine or computer does its main work.

The phone's core process handles all its calculations.

4. The central activity that a company or group focuses on.

Teaching children is the core process of a school.