process

noun

1.
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
Derived from:
process
2.
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
3.
a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
Derived from:
process
4.
a mental process that you are not directly aware of
5.
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
6.
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states