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pro⋅ce⋅dure

  [pruh-see-jer]
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–noun
1. an act or a manner of proceeding in any action or process; conduct.
2. a particular course or mode of action.
3. any given mode of conducting legal, parliamentary, or other business, esp. litigation and judicial proceedings.
4. Computers.
a. the sequence of actions or instructions to be followed in solving a problem or accomplishing a task.
b. Also called subprogram. a group of statements that may be used at one or more points in a computer program.
Origin:
1605–15; < F procédure. See proceed, -ure

Synonyms:
1. management. 2. operation, maneuver, transaction. See process.
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pro·ce·dure   (prə-sē'jər)   
n.  
  1. A manner of proceeding; a way of performing or effecting something: standard procedure.
  2. A series of steps taken to accomplish an end: a medical procedure; evacuation procedures.
  3. A set of established forms or methods for conducting the affairs of an organized body such as a business, club, or government.
  4. Computer Science A set of instructions that performs a specific task; a subroutine or function.

[French procédure, from Old French, from proceder, to proceed; see proceed.]
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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.
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Language Translation for : procedure
Spanish: procedimiento,
German: das Verfahren,
Japanese: 手順
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procedure 
1611, "fact or manner of proceeding," from Fr. procédure "manner of proceeding" (1197), from O.Fr. proceder (see proceed). Meaning "method of conducting business in Parliament" is from 1839. First appearance of procedural is 1889.
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Main Entry: pro·ce·dure
Pronunciation: pr&-'sE-j&r
Function: noun
1 : one or more methods or steps for the enforcement or administration of rights, duties, justice, or laws procedure> procedure> —compare PROCEDURAL LAW, SUBSTANTIVE LAW
2 : a particular and esp. established way of doing something procedure> procedures>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: pro·ce·dure
Pronunciation: pr&-'sE-j&r
Function: noun
1 : a particular way of accomplishing something or of acting;
2 : a step in a procedure; especially : a series of steps followed in a regular definite order procedure> procedure>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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procedure pro·ce·dure (prə-sē'jər)
n.

  1. A series of steps taken to accomplish an end.
  2. A surgical operation or technique.

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procedure
subroutine

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