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pro⋅ce⋅dure

[pruh-see-jer]

–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.

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)

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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