### physical process | processing | data processing:

Word processing
* combines the ability to edit text with the ability to format it.
* facilitates the recursive nature of writing.
* is an application, for example
  - important part of being a college student
  - currently the most popular computer usage
  - essential in orthopedics for patient documentation, and consultants' referrals
  - faster than handwriting for the visually impaired
  - one of the most common computer uses
  - the cornerstone of building computer skills
* is the most commonly used application for text output
  - frequently used application for computer equipment
  - one common denominator found in every automated law office
  - use of a computer program to write, edit and print a document
* lightens some of the purely mechanical burdens of writing, like typing and editing.
* seems to have a positive effect on student attitudes toward writing.
* skill which employers increasingly regard as essential.
* standard writing tool for students.

Deep processing
* brings about long-term memory.
* involves attaching numerous associations to a piece of information.

Digital processing
* can improve picture quality.
* has the capability of using, two, three or more digits for encoding information.

Electronic processing
* expedites the exchange of information.
* is faster and less expensive than paper processing.

### physical process | processing:

Image processing
* Image Processing focuses on the application of technology to scientific analysis of images
  - is the computer manipulation of images
* allows for the compression, manipulation, and indexing of files.
* can pull an image out of the darkness and make it daylight clear.
* includes sharpening, blurring, and also embossing.
* involves steps taken to enhance an image and extract pertinent information
  - the manipulation of image data for viewing by people
* is an acceptable form of reproduced documentation that meets industry standards
  - area of growing importance where applied mathematicians are needed
  - based on optoelectronic matrix-vector multiplication
  - something scientists have been doing for years
  - the use of computers to analyse images
  - used in image recognition and computer vision
* tool that has established itself in modern molecular biology
  - used in many fields with many opportunities
* uses computers to give students skills that are relevant in today's workplace.

Meat processing
* decreasing cost industry, i.e., economies of size exist.
* strongly competitive industry.
+ N'Djamena: Capital cities in Africa :: Cities in Chad
  * N'Djamena' is the capital of Chad. It is the largest city in the country. The city is a port on the Chari River. N'Djamena is also a special statute region. It is a regional market for livestock, salt, dates, and grains. Meat processing is the main industry. N'Djamena has a population of 721,000 people.

Proteolytic processing
* activates a viral superantigen.
* is an important regulatory mechanism for many basic biologic processes.
* occurs during viral maturation and viral function.

Refining
* are manufacturing
  - separatings
* includes the extraction of gas and petroleum products.
* is the process of removing all the bad stuff
  - separation and purification of gold from other metals
  - usually by electrolysis, but gold in ores is recovered by a smelting process
* means to remove all of the impurities that are found.

Secondary processing
* helps to increase a food's shelf life.
* series of actions that change primary products into other food products.