procedure
How it's done
A procedure is a series of steps followed to accomplish something.
Medical procedures, legal procedures, and standard operating procedures all describe established sequences of actions.
The word emphasizes method and order: What's the procedure for filing a complaint?
In computing, a procedure is a set of instructions that performs a specific task.
Process of working
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- sutureMedical wound closure
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
biopsy · surgeon · patient · recovery · sterile · scalpel · postoperative · preoperative
Sequential actions in process
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- approachWay of handling something
- systemConnected parts forming whole
- workflowSequential task progression
routine · sequence · execution · implementation · practice · mechanism · methodology · formula
Suggested rules for behavior
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- policyAdopted principle of action
rules · manual · handbook · instructions · directives · requirements · code · formalities
Purpose or duty
- methodOrderly way of doing
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- subroutinePackaged callable code segment
- callContact by phone
return · parameter · argument · recursion · callback · invocation · execution · handler
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
initiation · custom · formality · observance · practice · blessing · consecration · ordination
Perceiving sound waves
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- filingStoring documents systematically
- motionChange in position
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
testimony · discovery · subpoena · ruling · appeal · litigation · adjudication · arbitration
operation
Process of working
anesthesia · biopsy · surgeon · patient · recovery · sterile · scalpel · postoperative · preoperative · invasive
steps
Sequential actions in process
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- approachWay of handling something
- systemConnected parts forming whole
workflow · routine · sequence · execution · implementation · practice · mechanism · methodology · formula · blueprint
guidelines
Suggested rules for behavior
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- complianceAdhering to requirements
policy · rules · manual · handbook · instructions · directives · requirements · code · formalities · specifications
function
Purpose or duty
- methodOrderly way of doing
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- subroutinePackaged callable code segment
call · return · parameter · argument · recursion · callback · invocation · execution · handler · stack
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- liturgyFormal worship structure
sacrament · initiation · custom · formality · observance · practice · blessing · consecration · ordination · investiture
hearing
Perceiving sound waves
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- filingStoring documents systematically
- motionChange in position
arraignment · testimony · discovery · subpoena · ruling · appeal · litigation · adjudication · arbitration · prosecution
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- experimentsexperiment, experiments, test, tests, trials
- Formal Structureshierarchy, bureaucracy, government, corporation, committee
- methodsmethod, approach, way, technique, means
- routineroutine, regularity, habit, pattern, daily routine
- ruleslaw, rule, guideline, bylaw, standard
procedureimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
spontaneity · chaos · randomness · ad-libbing · winging it
procedureinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
inactivity · idleness · stagnation · paralysis · doing nothing
procedureinformality
Relaxed, unofficial tone
anarchy · lawlessness · irregularity · nonconformity · rule-breaking
- voting procedureSystem for collecting choices
- medical procedureHealthcare treatment or intervention
- emergency proceduresPredetermined crisis response steps
- standard operating procedurePrescribed method for tasks
- cosmetic procedure
- judicial procedureMethod courts follow
procedures, proceduralization, procedural, procedurally, procedurals