procedure
//pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə//
formalForms
- Plural
- procedures
Definitions
1.A particular method for performing a task.
- One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
2.A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
3.The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
- Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information.
4.The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1593
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From French procédure
From Old French
From Latin procedere (“to go forward, proceed”); see proceed.