searchandprocessing
nounUK /sɜːtʃ ənd ˈprəʊsesɪŋ/
US /sɝːtʃ ənd ˈprɑːsesɪŋ/
Looking for something and then working on what you find.
The computer does searchandprocessing to find the right picture in the big pile.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The steps a computer takes to look through information and organize it.
Searchandprocessing helps the app show you the best videos.
3. A way of finding answers by looking carefully and then thinking about them.
Her searchandprocessing of the clues solved the puzzle.
4. The job of looking for files and getting them ready to use.
The team's searchandprocessing made the old records easy to read.