phasedprocessing

noun

UK /feɪzd ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/

US /feɪzd ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ/

Doing something in small steps, one part at a time.

The robot used phased processing to build the toy car step by step.

SYNONYMS

step-by-step processing staged processing incremental processing sequential processing

RELATED WORDS

pipeline workflow batch processing stage iteration

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A computing method where a task is split into stages that run one after another.

The compiler relies on phased processing to turn code into a program.

3. A way of handling a project in planned stages with reviews between them.

The team adopted phased processing to roll out the new website safely.

4. Gradual handling of data in chunks rather than all at once.

Phased processing kept the server from running out of memory.