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out-process

out-process is the alternative form of outprocess.

Verb

out-process (third-person singular simple present out-processes, present participle out-processing, simple past and past participle out-processed)

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

Meaning of outprocess

Noun

outprocess (plural outprocesses)

  1. The procedures and paperwork surrounding the termination of a military tour of duty.
    • The day began with an organized outprocess consisting of thirteen points where personnel filled out mail cards and baggage tags, weighed baggage, received briefings, and bid farewell to their friends and families.1979, The Engineer - Volume 9, Issue 3 - Volume 10, Issue 3, page 20

See all 4 meanings of outprocess

Forms of out-process

Noun
pluralout-processes
Verb
third-person singular presentout-processes
present participleout-processing
past participleout-processed
pastout-processed

Questions about out-process

What does out-process mean?
Out-process means to complete the procedures and paperwork for terminating a tour of duty.
What is out-process the alternative form of?
Out-process is the alternative form of outprocess.
What part of speech is out-process?
Out-process is a verb.
What is the past tense of out-process?
The past tense of out-process is out-processed.

Words near out-process in the dictionary

  1. out-patients
  2. out-play
  3. out-played
  4. out-playing
  5. out-plays
  6. out-process
  7. out-processed
  8. out-processes
  9. out-processing
  10. out-qualified
  11. out-qualifies

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