out-process

verb

To complete the procedures and paperwork for terminating a tour of duty.

Meanings

nounout-process (plural out-processes)

plural out-processes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of outprocess.

    During my final out-process from the base, I missed one of my final out-process meetings.

    2015, Marva Cromartie Nyema, Against the Odds, →ISBN
    1 more example

    I find that the administrative matters reflected in the checklist used by the Respondent (R-2) were ministerial in nature and that the meeting to complete the out-process of the employee was not a formal discussion covered by the provisions of § 7114(a)(2)(A), as it involved discrete actions taken with respect to an individual employee to which the provision related to any personnel policy or practices or other general condition of employment does not apply.

    2008, Decisions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
verbout-process (third-person singular simple present out-processes, present participle out-processing, simple past and past participle out-processed)

present singular third person out-processes · participle present out-processing · participle past out-processed · past out-processed

  1. Alternative form of outprocess.
    1. To complete the procedures and paperwork for terminating a tour of duty.

      The soldiers coming to out-process were not here to train, and hours needed to be fruitfully filled through the sometimes tedious process of leaving the army.

      2014, John O'Brien, A History of Fort Campbell, →ISBN
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      At the time you out-process from the military for retirement, you must sign a form either accepting or declining the SBP option (your friendly neighborhood military personnel clerk will make sure you do so).

      2009, Rod Powers, Veterans Benefits For Dummies, →ISBN
    2. To complete the paperwork for the termination of a contract.

      Normally when a person undergoes a change in status at the request of his employer that person is given adequate time to outprocess and also directions or information as to what is required; I had neither.

      1977, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits, Overseas Teachers: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
    3. To process better or more efficiently.

      Simply stated, humans cannot out-process computers and software.

      2015, Bronwyn MacFarlane, STEM Education for High-Ability Learners, →ISBN
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APA

out-process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-process

MLA

“out-process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-process. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out-process,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-process.

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