the act of dealing with documents or people in an official way

There was a delay in the processing of passport applications. 护照申请审批有所延迟。

The processing of claims will begin later this year. 报销今年晚些时候开始审批。

(of a computer) the act of performing a particular series of operations on information, such as a set of calculations

data processing 数据处理

the act of preparing, changing, or treating food or natural substances as a part of an industrial operation

a waste processing plant 废物处理厂

the act of making pictures from photographic film

The popularity of digital cameras has reduced the demand for traditional film processing. 数码相机的普及降低了对传统胶片冲洗的需求。