process upset

noun

A sudden deviation from the normal operational behavior of an industrial process.

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Meanings

nounprocess upset (countable and uncountable, plural process upsets)

plural process upsets

  1. countableuncountableindustryengineeringA sudden deviation from the normal operational behavior of an industrial process.
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