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noun/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə//pɹəˈsi.d͡ʒɚ/[pɹəˈsɪi.d͡ʒə]
  1. 1

    A particular method for performing a task.countableuncountable

    • 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. 2

    A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.countableuncountable

  3. 3

    The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.uncountable

    • Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information.
  4. 4

    The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.countableuncountable

    • Gracious procedures.
  5. 5

    That which results; issue; product.countableobsoleteuncountable

    • There is not any known Substance, but Earth, and the Procedure of Earth (as Tile, Stone, &c.) that yeeldeth any Moss or Herby Substance.
  6. 6

    A subroutine coded to perform a specific task, which is not permitted a return value when distinguished from a function.countableuncountable

  7. 7

    A surgical operation.countableuncountable

syn. function · routine · sub · subroutine · method · operation

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