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subprocess

subprocess noun: a process that is part of a larger overall process.

Noun

subprocess (plural subprocesses)

  1. A process that is part of a larger overall process.
    • Holonym: process
    • Understanding social differentiation and inequality as a single dynamic composed of multiple subprocesses.2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 144

Verb

subprocess (third-person singular simple present subprocesses, present participle subprocessing, simple past and past participle subprocessed)

  1. (transitive) To process as part of a larger overall process.

Forms of subprocess

Noun
pluralsubprocesses
Verb
third-person singular presentsubprocesses
present participlesubprocessing
past participlesubprocessed
pastsubprocessed

Origin of subprocess

From sub- + process.

Questions about subprocess

What does subprocess mean?
Subprocess means a process that is part of a larger overall process.
What part of speech is subprocess?
Subprocess can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of subprocess?
The plural of subprocess is subprocesses.

Words near subprocess in the dictionary

  1. subproblem
  2. subproblems
  3. subprocedural
  4. subprocedure
  5. subprocedures
  6. subprocess
  7. subprocessed
  8. subprocesses
  9. subprocessing
  10. subprocessor
  11. subprocessors

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subprocess (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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