processingmode

noun
UK /ˈprəʊsesɪŋ məʊd/
US /ˈprɑːsesɪŋ moʊd/

A way a computer or brain handles information.

The app switched to a faster processing mode when the file got smaller.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A setting on a device that controls how it treats data.

Put the camera in night processing mode for dark photos.

3. A particular way of thinking through or dealing with a task.

During exams, she enters a calm processing mode.

4. A stage in a factory where raw materials are changed into products.

The plant's processing mode runs from raw beans to packaged coffee.