processenclosure

noun
UK /ˈprəʊsɛs ɪnˈkləʊʒə/
US /ˈprɑːsɛs ɪnˈkloʊʒər/

A box that keeps a machine safe while it works.

The factory put the robot arm inside a processenclosure so nobody could touch it.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A sealed room where a special job happens without outside air or dirt getting in.

Workers in clean suits entered the processenclosure to build tiny computer chips.

3. A legal arrangement that puts a set of steps into a protected group.

The lawyer explained the processenclosure that kept the steps separate from the rest of the case.

4. A computer folder that holds all the files for one running task.

The program saved its logs in a processenclosure so other tasks could not change them.