| Definition: | complete set of interacting operations in a system by which matter, energy or information is transformed, transported or stored EXAMPLE Examples of processes include generation of electrical energy in a power station, energy distribution, petroleum refinement to win hydrocarbons, pig iron production in a blast furnace, production of gears, shipment of general cargo in a container system, planning and carrying-out of a flight, data processing in a computer system, performance of administrative acts by public authorities.
Note 1 to entry: Operations or sets of operations may be separated and organized to form subprocesses.
Note 2 to entry: This entry was numbered 351-21-43 in IEC 60050-351:2006
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