A statistical measure that quantifies the robustness of a thermal process.

(law) due process

plural of central processing unit

A field of computer science and linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages, especially computational analysis and processing of large amounts of natural language data.

A kind of open-hearth process for producing steel.

plural of inter-process communication

(inorganic chemistry) An industrial method for the production of sulphuric acid

A step used in producing some Tennessee whiskeys, in which the whiskey is filtered through or steeped in charcoal chips before going into the casks for aging.

A process for toughening self-hardening steel by heating and cooling it to various temperatures in molten lead, oil, and air.

(metalworking) A method of coating iron or steel with magnetic iron oxide in order to minimize atmospheric corrosion. The articles to be treated are put into a closed retort and a current of superheated steam passed through for a period, followed by a current of producer gas (carbon monoxide), to reduce any higher oxides that may have been formed.