1. a process that is part of a larger process or system
Usage: computing; technical
2. a secondary or subordinate process within a workflow or procedure
Usage: business; technical

Examples

• The main program spawned several subprocesses to handle different tasks simultaneously.
• Each subprocess runs independently but reports back to the parent process.
• The manufacturing workflow includes a quality control subprocess.
• The subprocess crashed, but the main application continued running.
• We need to optimize this subprocess to improve overall system performance.
• The subprocess handles data validation before passing results upstream.