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Procedure

noun

A particular course of action intended to achieve a result. Synonym: process. "It was a process of trial and error"

A process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work. Synonym: operation. "Certain machine tool operations"

A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program. Synonyms: function, routine, subprogram, subroutine.

A mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings.

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... plans using electricity for heavy-duty stoves, such as ranges and radiators, it is necessary to install a separate heating circuit. This is the best procedure in any event, even when the devices are all small and suited to lamp circuits. The wire used can be determined by referring to the table for carrying capacity, under the column headed "rubber-covered." ...

— Electricity for the farm - Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water - wheel or farm engine • Frederick Irving Anderson

... hardly do to announce that I had counselled a certain procedure of divorce and re-marriage—no matter how flagrant the abuse, nor how obvious the spiritual equity of the step. People at ...

— The Seeker • Harry Leon Wilson

... particular evening, however, there was a slight deviation from the usual order of procedure; the messmen being detained at the galley until all were present (instead of being served and despatched in the order of their arrival), when Johnson made his appearance on the scene and announced that the kegs of dollars landed that day from the brig would be distributed in the capstan-house ...

— The Pirate Island - A Story of the South Pacific • Harry Collingwood

... seek other treatment. Still unwilling to accept standard medical management of her case, Marie chose to go to the Philippines to have "psychic surgery." She was excited and optimistic about this; I was interested myself because I was dubious about this magical procedure; if Marie went I would have a chance to see the results (if any) on a person I was very familiar with. Marie had her tickets and was due to leave in days when her lover, against Marie's directly-stated wishes, called her parents and informed ...

— How and When to Be Your Own Doctor • Dr. Isabelle A. Moser with Steve Solomon

... the viceroy remitted him only one hundred thousand, telling him that it was with great difficulty he was able to procure even that sum. But the inhabitants of Lima, who considered the presence of Pizarro as absolutely necessary to their security, were much discontented at this procedure, and did not scruple to assert, that it was not the want of money, but the interested views of some of the viceroy's confidants, that prevented Pizarro from ...

— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 • Robert Kerr

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