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subprocess

subprocess

1 4.4
A smaller task that runs inside a larger program or system
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌprɒsɛs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subproceso
  • Because SICSPAN supposedly requires inhibition to resolve semantic confusion between target and nontarget items, to a larger degree than RSPAN does, SICSPAN should tap into the crucial subprocess more efficiently.
  • involves subprocesses
  • several subprocesses

Examples

  • The newest assurance approaches being used by a number of the Big 5 accounting/consulting firms focus on business processes and subprocesses, key result areas, risks or threats, controls, and key performance indicators.

    Academic text (2000)

  • I'm still a beginner when it comes to subprocesses and parallelization.

    Blog text (22)

  • My question is: How can I find out when the subprocess has really terminated?

    Blog text (22)

  • Another advantage of using a common database is that engineers can integrate and document subprocesses tied specifically to AMP's machine shop and procedures.

    Academic text (1996)

  • By the way, I'm starting and stopping the subprocess from an HTML template using two forms, and the program logic is inside a Django.

    Blog text (22)

  • A more interesting interpretation is that SICSPAN taps into the crucial subprocess more efficiently than RSPAN does.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Future studies could manipulate the subprocesses involved in the WMC tasks to tease apart the role of individual subprocesses in the tasks' predictive power.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Similar subprocesses are also involved in RSPAN, such as inhibition/suppression of prior-list items (e.g., Lustig, May, & Hasher, 2001).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Knowledge regarding each FBS subprocess (i.e., conducting an FBA, developing a BSP, and implementing and monitoring the BSP) is represented by 10 items that are randomly distributed throughout the test.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The software manages each subprocess efficiently to optimize performance.

Synonyms

subroutine
vssubprocess
  • Specialized
35 6.5

A set of program steps that does one job and can be used again

is a component of a larger process that may not be reusable
subprogram
vssubprocess
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A set of steps in a program that does a single task

is a smaller part of a larger system and not only limited to computing

Antonyms

primary
∞ 2.5

Being most important or basic

How Complex

system
∞ 2.7
workflow
  • Specialized
24 4.1
process
∞ 2.7
subprocess
  • Specialized
1 4.4
step
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

subprocess singular
subprocesses plural

Morphology

subprocess = process (transparent) = sub + process

The meaning 'a smaller or secondary process' follows directly from the productive prefix 'sub-' plus 'process', which is easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word subprocess is made of sub- meaning 'under', as in submarine, and process meaning 'a series of steps' or 'procedure'. So a subprocess is a smaller set of steps inside a larger process, often a task the main program runs separately.