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| 1. | [ noun ] a particular course of action intended to achieve a results | |
| Synonyms: | process | |
| Examples: | "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license" "it was a process of trial and error" |
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| Related terms: | activity routine condition calculation stiffening operating_procedure indirection fingerprinting rule mapping diagnostic_procedure emergency_procedure Bertillon_system rigmarole experimental_procedure medical_procedure genetic_fingerprinting work | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (work) a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work | |
| Synonyms: | operation | |
| Examples: | : "the operations in building a house" "certain machine tool operations" |
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| Related terms: | work go | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (computer science) a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program | |
| Synonyms: | routine function subprogram subroutine | |
| Related terms: | software contingency_procedure reusable_routine library_routine random_number_generator recursive_routine cataloged_procedure supervisory_routine tracing_routine utility_routine program | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (law) a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings | |
| Related terms: | proceeding objection bureaucratic_procedure | |
| Similar spelling: |
proceed procedural priced Procter precede proctocele proceeds precedent proceeding precedency precedence practised practiced proceedings pricket precedented |
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