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out-process

American  
[out-pros-es, -proh-ses] / ˈaʊtˌprɒs ɛs, -ˌproʊ sɛs /

verb (used without object)

  1. to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork.

    All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.

verb (used with object)

  1. to prepare the paperwork necessary for (a military person) to end a tour of duty.

Etymology

Origin of out-process

First recorded in 1960–65

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