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procesamiento

processing

noun proh-seh-sah-MYEHN-toh Rare
Communication Technology

Usage Note

Procesamiento can refer to data processing (procesamiento de datos), food processing (procesamiento de alimentos), or legal prosecution (procesamiento judicial — being formally charged). The last sense is specific to Spanish law: el procesamiento del acusado is the formal charging of a defendant, distinct from juicio (trial).

Examples

"El procesamiento de datos requiere mucha memoria."

Natural Translation

Data processing requires a lot of memory.

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