procedure.
A particular method for performing a task.
Meaning & usage
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.
Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information.
The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
That which results; issue; product.
A subroutine coded to perform a specific task, which is not permitted a return value when distinguished from a function.
A surgical operation.
Where this word comes from
From French procédure, from Old French, from Latin procedere (“to go forward, proceed”); see proceed.
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