one-way process
[/wʌn weɪ ˈprɑːsɛs/]
nounpl: one-way processes
processo unidirecional
1. A process or sequence of events that can only move in one direction and cannot be reversed or undone
Aging is essentially a one-way process that affects all living organisms.
O envelhecimento é essencialmente um processo unidirecional que afeta todos os organismos vivos.
2. A system or procedure designed to function or progress in a single direction without the possibility of returning to a previous state
The chemical reaction proved to be a one-way process, making it impossible to recover the original materials.
A reação química se mostrou um processo unidirecional, tornando impossível recuperar os materiais originais.
3. In business or social contexts, a situation where benefits or resources flow in only one direction between parties
Critics argued the trade agreement was a one-way process favoring one nation over the other.
Críticos argumentaram que o acordo comercial era um processo unidirecional que favorecia uma nação em detrimento da outra.
The term 'one-way process' is extensively used in Brazilian scientific and business discourse, particularly when discussing thermodynamic principles, organizational change, and economic policy. In American English, it's commonly employed in discussions of technological disruption and climate change to emphasize irreversibility. The concept reflects modern anxieties about permanence and the inability to undo certain decisions or natural processes.
NYC Slang
no-going-back situation
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