its
registers. It may have other associated resources such as a process identifier, open files, CPU time limits, shared memory, child
processes, and signal handlers. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
v., To manipulate data by mechanical means. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
n., Process has special legal senses (1) "the proceedings in any action or prosecution" , and (2) "the summons by which a person
is cited to appear in court" . Sense (2) is especially baffling to nonlawyers unfamiliar with legal