multi-stageprocessing
nounUK /ˌmʌlti steɪdʒ ˈprəʊsesɪŋ/
US /ˌmʌlti steɪdʒ ˈprɑːsesɪŋ/
Doing something in several steps, one after another.
The factory uses multi-stage processing to turn milk into cheese.
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2. A computing method where data goes through several separate programs in order.
The billing system relies on multi-stage processing to check and send each invoice.
3. A way of treating materials through more than one stage to make them purer or better.
Multi-stage processing removes impurities from the metal before it is shaped.
4. A series of steps used to prepare food or drink for sale.
Juice production involves multi-stage processing, from washing the fruit to bottling it.