Procedure meaning

What does “procedure” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“procedure” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a particular course of action intended to achieve a result.

procedure

noun

  1. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

    “the procedure of obtaining a driver's license”

    “it was a process of trial and error”

    Synonymsprocess
  2. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

    “the operations in building a house”

    “certain machine tool operations”

    Synonymsoperation
  3. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

  4. a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University