| 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 also flow·chart (flō'chärt') n. A schematic representation of a sequence of operations, as in a manufacturing process or computer program. Also called flow diagram, flow sheet. |