subprocess

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noun

A process that is part of a larger overall process.

“Holonym: process”

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Meanings

nounsubprocess (plural subprocesses)

plural subprocesses

  1. A process that is part of a larger overall process.

    Holonym: process

    1 more example

    Understanding social differentiation and inequality as a single dynamic composed of multiple subprocesses.

    2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 144
verbsubprocess (third-person singular simple present subprocesses, present participle subprocessing, simple past and past participle subprocessed)

present singular third person subprocesses · participle present subprocessing · participle past subprocessed · past subprocessed

  1. transitiveTo process as part of a larger overall process.

Origin

From sub- + process.

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Translations

French sous-processus
  • sous-processusTranslations
Polish podproces
  • podprocesTranslations
Russian подпроце́сс
  • подпроце́сс (podprocéss)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

subprocess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprocess

MLA

“subprocess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprocess. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subprocess,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprocess.

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