A procedure or series of actions taken to oppose or reverse another process.
From counter- + process (from Latin processus, advance). Industrial and scientific term from the 20th century describing reactive or corrective procedures.
Your brain literally uses counterprocesses—when you see a moving background, your eyes make counterprocessing eye movements to keep your visual focus stable, which happens entirely without your awareness.
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