procedure

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
noun a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
noun a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

From French procédure, from Old French, from Latin procedere (“to go forward, proceed”); see proceed.

RAM OPTIMIZER TEST PROCEDURE.... INITIALIZING... — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
This mode of procedure earned general approval. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose
This procedure caused a discussion among the men. — The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, Stephen Crane

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