processing

[pros-es-ing, proh-ses-ing] / ˈprɒs ɛs ɪŋ, ˈproʊ sɛs ɪŋ /

NOUN

refinement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarification

STRONG

cleaning distillation purification rarefaction rectification

WEAK

depuration detersion draining filtering

Antonyms

WEAK

bad manners corruption crudeness dirtying pollution rudeness

NOUN

treatment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approach conduct employment management method practice procedure strategy

STRONG

angle custom dealing execution habit line manipulation manner mode proceeding reception usage way

WEAK

action towards behavior towards modus operandi

Antonyms

WEAK

harm hurt injury

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Demand for that type of processing has exploded as businesses embrace AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

If the technology can be successfully scaled, it could lead to photonic chips capable of processing information directly from cameras without repeated conversions between light and electricity.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Additionally, the ratio of CPUs to graphics processing units needed to run agentic AI has changed from 8-to-1 to 2-to-1, Dai noted.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Monazite tends to contain higher levels of radioactive thorium, which can be a processing issue.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“We took the best- performing Chinese data operators,” said Ohmae, “and now they are processing seventy houses a day.”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

processing

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