method

n. procedure, plan of action, way; manner in which one conducts business, technique; systematic arrangement of actions

Method may refer to:Scientific method, a series of steps taken to acquire knowledgeMethod (computer science), a piece of code associated with a class or object to perform a taskMethod (music), a kind of textbook to help students learning to play a musical instrumentMethodology, the collection, the comparative study, and the critique of the individual methods that are used in a given discipline or field of inquiryMethodology (software engineering), a series of steps taken to build softwareMethod acting, a style of acting in which the actor attempts to replicate the conditions under which the character operatesMethod (Godhead), the bassist and programmer for the industrial band GodheadDiscourse on Method, a philosophical and mathematical treatise by René Descartes"The Method of Mechanical Theorems", part of the Archimedes PalimpsestMethod, a 2004 film directed by Duncan Roymethod, a San Francisco-based corporation which manufactures household products
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Noun
1. a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
(hypernym) know-how
(hyponym) teaching method, pedagogics, pedagogy

(n.)
Orderly arrangement, elucidation, development, or classification; clear and lucid exhibition; systematic arrangement peculiar to an individual.
  

(n.)
Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method of Theophrastus; the method of Ray; the Linnaean method.
  

(n.)
An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching languages; a method of improving the mind.
  

Primarily, a means that involves a particular series of actions.