procedure
A particular method for performing a task.
Other meanings
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.
“Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information.”
Synonyms
- process
Related words
- cryoprocedure
- microprocedure
- midprocedure
- periprocedure
- postprocedure
- preprocedure
- procedural
- subprocedure
- Bobbitt procedure
- Rastelli procedure
- Mitrofanoff procedure
- Nuss procedure
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "procedo".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “procedure” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.