# processing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,253

## Definitions
1. The action of the verb to process.
2. The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.
3. The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, process + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **protesting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/processing-vs-protesting)
- **procession** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/processing-vs-procession)
- **pressing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pressing-vs-processing)
- **proceeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proceeding-vs-processing)

## Common misspellings (14)
`porcessing`, `pprocessing`, `prcoessing`, `proccessing`, `procesing`, `procesisng`, `processign`, `processingg`, `processinng`, `processnig`, `procsesing`, `proecssing`, `prrocessing`, `rpocessing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/processing