procedure

n. routine, protocol; course of action; subroutine, sequence of instructions (Computers)

A procedure is a specification of series of actions, acts or operations which have to be executed in the same manner in order to always obtain the same result in the same circumstances (for example, emergency procedures). Less precisely speaking, this word can indicate a sequence of activities, tasks, steps, decisions, calculations and processes, that when undertaken in the sequence laid down produces the described result, product or outcome. A procedure usually induces a change.
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Procedure /pro·ce·dure/ the manner of performing something; a method or technique. arterial switch procedure a one-step method for correction of [more]Procedure - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"
(synonym) process
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) Bertillon system
(derivation) go, proceed, move
2. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"
(synonym) operation
(hypernym) work
3. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
(synonym) routine, subroutine, subprogram, function
(hypernym) software, software system, software package, package
(hyponym) cataloged procedure
(part-holonym) program, programme, computer program, computer programme
4. a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
(hypernym) proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
(hyponym) bureaucratic procedure, red tape

n. process, procedure, proceedings