- The definition of procedure is order of the steps to be taken to make something happen, or how something is done.
An example of a procedure is cracking eggs into a bowl and beating them before scrambling them in a pan.
procedure definition by Webster's New World
noun
- the act, method, or manner of proceeding in some action; esp., the sequence of steps to be followed
- a particular course of action or way of doing something
- the established way of carrying on the business of a legislature, law court, etc.
Origin: French procédure ; from Middle French ; from proceder: see proceed
procedure definition by American Heritage Dictionary
noun
- A manner of proceeding; a way of performing or effecting something: standard procedure.
- A series of steps taken to accomplish an end: a medical procedure; evacuation procedures.
- A set of established forms or methods for conducting the affairs of an organized body such as a business, club, or government.
- Computer Science A set of instructions that performs a specific task; a subroutine or function.
Origin: French procédure, from Old French, from proceder, to proceed; see proceed.
procedure - Computer Definition
Synonymous with routine. See also routine.
(1) Manual procedures are human tasks.
(2) Machine procedures are lists of programs or operating system functions to be executed. A mainframe uses job control language (JCL). Unix systems use shell scripts. Windows machines use batch files.
(3) In programming, a procedure is another term for a subroutine or function.
procedure - Legal Definition
n
A specific course of action; the machinery by which a
suit is carried on; the mechanics of the legal process; written rules for legal
proceedings, whether criminal or civil, codified in rule books such as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
civil procedureA procedure to determine the rights of the parties, as
distinguished from a criminal
procedure.
criminal procedureThe process by which the government imposes penalties for
criminal behavior through the devices of arrest, trial, and punishment of the
convicted criminal.
procedure - Medical Definition
noun
- A series of steps taken to accomplish an end.
- A surgical operation or technique.
