One of the inputs is allowed through the filter, while the other is waiting in the buffer for later processing.

Separation of the rare earth elements is a step in the later processing.

The digital image can be transferred to a computer for later processing.

The exposed paper can be processed immediately or placed in a light-tight container for later processing.

Such noise reduction is a typical pre-processing step to improve the results of later processing (for example, edge detection on an image).

Thick juice can be stored in tanks for later processing, reducing the load on the crystallization plant.

Frame-grabbing cards can be used, with some small loss of definition, to capture individual video images for later digital processing.

The later processing may take place in another factory in another country.

The later processing was a human mistake, and damage became heavy.

A computer then stores the files on to hard drives of a storage area network for later processing and use.