Process noun pro·cess \ˈprä-ˌses, ˈprō-, -səs\ a series of actions or operations conducing to an end; especially: a continuous operation or treatment especially in manufacture.
Stand-alone machining operations are becoming something of a rarity in a modern manufacturing environment. It’s a lot more common to see raw stock entering a cell or other multi-machine, multi-operation configuration, and finished parts or even finished assemblies leaving.