procedure

The definition of procedure is order of the steps to be taken to make something happen, or how something is done.

(noun)

An example of a procedure is cracking eggs into a bowl and beating them before scrambling them in a pan.

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See procedure in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the act, method, or manner of proceeding in some action; esp., the sequence of steps to be followed
  2. a particular course of action or way of doing something
  3. the established way of carrying on the business of a legislature, law court, etc.

Origin: Fr procédure < MFr < proceder: see proceed

See procedure in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A manner of proceeding; a way of performing or effecting something: standard procedure.
  2. A series of steps taken to accomplish an end: a medical procedure; evacuation procedures.
  3. A set of established forms or methods for conducting the affairs of an organized body such as a business, club, or government.
  4. Computer Science A set of instructions that performs a specific task; a subroutine or function.

Origin:

Origin: French procédure

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from proceder, to proceed; see proceed

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