flow chart

or flowchart

noun

1. Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
2. a graphic representation, using symbols interconnected with lines, of the successive steps in a procedure or system.

flow chart

noun

1. a diagrammatic representation of the sequence of operations or equipment in an industrial process, computer program, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of flow chart¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

“It takes almost a flow chart to figure it out,” said Adam Parrott-Sheffer, a former principal touting his experience to run in the same South Side district as Smith.

From Seattle Times

No flow chart needed to justify why a certain win matters to the city.

From Los Angeles Times

The SOP for maintenance on a piece of company equipment is best served with a list format, while the SOP for submitting forms to human resources would best be described with a flow chart.

From Encyclopedia.com

Forty drawings are displayed in an organized grid, eight across and five down, like a formal genealogy or maybe a corporate flow chart.

From Los Angeles Times

Or Nathan Fielder, with his laptop on its holster, robotically plotting flow charts, conducting experiments to try to determine, once and for all, what is and is not allowed.

From New York Times