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pro·ce·dure    Audio Help   (prə-sē'jər)  Pronunciation Key  n.   A manner of proceeding; a way of performing or effecting something: standard procedure. A series of steps taken to accomplish an end: a medical procedure; evacuation procedures. A set of established forms or methods for conducting the affairs of an organized body such as a business, club, or government. 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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