Procedure

Definitions

1. Proceed.
2. A particular method for performing a task.
   countable, uncountable
3. Operation.
4. A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
   countable, uncountable
5. Essay or experiment.
6. The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
   uncountable
7. The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
   countable, uncountable
8. That which results; issue; product.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
9. A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value.
   countable, uncountable
10. A surgical operation.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.”

“Ensure that you follow⟳ procedure when accessing customers' personal information.”

“Gracious procedures.”

“There is not any known Substance, but Earth, and the Procedure of Earth (as Tile, Stone, &c.) that yeeldeth any Moss or Herby Substance.”

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