procedure

Meanings

Plural: procedures

Noun

• a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  • "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"
• a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
• a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
• A particular method for performing a task.
• A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
• The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
• The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
• That which results; issue; product.
• A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value.
• A surgical operation.

Synonyms

algorithm, function, method, operation, process, protocol, routine, sub, subprogram, subroutine

Related Words

proceed, process, procession