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Procedure : (noun)
1: a particular course of action intended to achieve a result;
"the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was
a process of trial and error" [syn: process]
2: a process or series of acts especially of a practical or
mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work;
"the operations in building a house"; "certain machine
tool operations" [syn: operation]
3: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
[syn: routine, subroutine, subprogram, function]
4: a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Procedure : \Pro*ce"dure\, n. [F. proc['e]dure. See Proceed.]
1. The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward;
progress; process; operation; conduct. ``The true
procedure of conscience.'' --South.
2. A step taken; an act performed; a proceeding; the steps
taken in an action or other legal proceeding. ``Gracious
procedures.'' --I. Taylor.
3. That which results; issue; product. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Procedure :
subroutine
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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