procedure

[ pruh-see-jer ]

noun

1. an act or a manner of proceeding in any action or process; conduct.

   Synonyms: management

2. a particular course or mode of action.

   Synonyms: plan, method, operation

3. any given mode of conducting legal, parliamentary, or other business, especially litigation and judicial proceedings.
4. Computers.
   1. the sequence of actions or instructions to be followed in solving a problem or accomplishing a task.
   2. Also called subprogram. a group of statements that may be used at one or more points in a computer program.

procedure

/ prəˈsiːdʒə /

noun

1. a way of acting or progressing in a course of action, esp an established method
2. the established mode or form of conducting the business of a legislature, the enforcement of a legal right, etc
3. computing another name for subroutine

Derived Forms

• proˈcedurally, adverb
• proˈcedural, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of procedure¹

From the French word procédure, dating back to 1605–15. See proceed, -ure

Related Words

• action
• agenda
• conduct
• form
• measure
• method
• move
• operation
• plan
• policy
• practice
• proceeding
• program
• scheme
• step
• strategy
• transaction