Dictionary

procedure en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[pɹəˈsɪ̈i.d͡ʒə] (Australia)
/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/ (Australia)
(US) audio
/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/ (New-Zealand)
[pɹəˈsɪi.d͡ʒə] (Australia)
/pɹəˈsi.d͡ʒɚ/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A particular method for performing a task.
- 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. 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
(countable, uncountable) A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
(uncountable) The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
- Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information.
(countable, uncountable) The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
- Gracious procedures. 1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) That which results; issue; product.
- There is not any known Substance, but Earth, and the Procedure of Earth (as Tile, Stone, &c.) that yeeldeth any Moss or Herby Substance. 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) A subroutine coded to perform a specific task, which is not permitted a return value when distinguished from a function.
(countable, uncountable) A surgical operation.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
procedures	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Puestow-Gillesby procedure · procedure mask · Puestow procedure · postprocedure · Rastelli procedure · Arndt-Eistert procedure · Krukenberg procedure · Sigwart procedure · Whipple procedure · voice procedure alphabet · cryoprocedure · procedure word · Frey's procedure · Bobbitt procedure · Ing-Manske procedure · Harada-Ito procedure · microprocedure · Lowry process · Hartmann's procedure · collection procedure · preprocedure · criminal procedure · civil procedure · surgical procedure · midprocedure · procedural · Davydov procedure · Evans procedure · process-serving · Edeleanu process (obliterative procedure process) · parliamentary procedure · Mitrofanoff procedure · Nuss procedure · periprocedure · Scopinaro procedure · remote procedure call · subprocedure · single justice procedure · security procedure · standard operating procedure · procedure division · Fontan procedure · Montreal procedure · process-server · procedure call

Hyponyms

stored procedure · administrative procedure

process · proceed · procession

Synonyms

routine (method) · process (method) · method · protocol (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · subroutine · sub · method (method) · operation · function · algorithm (method) · routine

Translations (190)

fr procédure (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · fi proseduuri (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · it metodo (method for performing a task) · es procedimiento (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · bg процеду́ра (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · ru процеду́ра (method for performing a task) · sl procedura (method for performing a task) · hy ընթացակարգ (method for performing a task) · ja 手続き (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · mi pēheatanga (method for performing a task) · hy ընթացակարգ (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · de Vorgehen (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · cmn 程序 (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · fi metodi (method for performing a task) · hi विधि (method for performing a task) · ki mũtaratara (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · tr prosedür (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · pt procedimento (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · de Prozess (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · sh процеду́ра (method for performing a task) · ru процеду́ра (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · mi hātepe (method for performing a task) · th วิธี (method for performing a task) · fi menettely (method for performing a task) · it procedimento (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · be працэду́ра (method for performing a task) · mi pēwheatanga (method for performing a task) · ro procedeu (method for performing a task) · bg процеду́ра (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · bg процеду́ра (method for performing a task) · fi työjärjestys (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · ro subrutină (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · mk процеду́ра (method for performing a task) · tr işlem (method for performing a task) · pt procedimento (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · fr fonction (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · he נֹהַל (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · pl procedura (method for performing a task) · srn waka (method for performing a task) · ru процеду́ра (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · tr prosedür (method for performing a task) · ja 手続き (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · ru проце́сс (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · fr procédure (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · fi toimintamalli (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · pt procedimento (method for performing a task) · ko 수단 (method for performing a task) · sl postopek (method for performing a task) · sv förfarande (method for performing a task) · pl procedura (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · ar اِجْرَاء (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · sv procedur (method for performing a task) · ro procedură (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · es procedimiento (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · fr procédé (method for performing a task) · vi thủ tục (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · de Unterprogramm (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · uk проце́с (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · be працэду́ра (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · yue 方法 (method for performing a task) · ja 方法 (method for performing a task) · hu procedúra (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · de [medizinischer] Eingriff (method for performing a task) · hi प्रक्रिया (method for performing a task) · hu eljárás (method for performing a task) · cmn 子程序 (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · yue 程序 (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · fa-ira رَوِیِه (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · nl procedure (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · es procedimiento (method for performing a task) · el διαδικασία (method for performing a task) · bg процеду́ра (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · nl procedure (method for performing a task) · ru процеду́ра (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · pl procedura (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · it procedura (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · de Prozedur (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · fa-ira رَوَنْد (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · he נוהל (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · ja プロシージャ (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · es procedimiento (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · fr procédure (method for performing a task) · uk проце́с (method for performing a task) · pl procedura (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · ru процеду́ра (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · ro funcție (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · uz jarayon (method for performing a task) · fa-ira رَوِیِه (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · ja 行程 (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · sq procedurë (method for performing a task) · bg проце́с (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · pt procedimento (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · cs procedura (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · it iter (method for performing a task) · ca procediment (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · fi menettely (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · it procedura (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · it procedura (method for performing a task) · nl procedure (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · vi phương pháp (method for performing a task) · nn prosedyre (method for performing a task) · yue 程序 (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · fi aliohjelma (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · fi oikeudenkäyntimenettely (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · ko 절차 (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · ko 방법 (method for performing a task) · fi prosessi (method for performing a task) · nb fremgangsmåte (method for performing a task) · hi कार्यप्रणाली (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · ms tatacara (method for performing a task) · bg на́чин на ра́бота (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · mi hātepe (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · ru ме́тод (method for performing a task) · yue 做法 (method for performing a task) · ru фу́нкция (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · cs postup (method for performing a task) · de Verfahren (method for performing a task) · fa-ira رَوال (method for performing a task) · hi प्रक्रिया (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · tr işlem (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · sh procedúra (method for performing a task) · ka პროცედურა (method for performing a task) · ru мето́дика (method for performing a task) · hu eljárás (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · fi menettelytavat (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · ja 手順 (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · th วิธีพิจารณา (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · ro procedură (method for performing a task) · fi menetelmä (method for performing a task) · nl procedure (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · fi menettelytapa (method for performing a task) · ja 段取り (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · el υποπρόγραμμα (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · fi toimintatapa (method for performing a task) · ro funcțiune (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · ru подпрогра́мма (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · cmn 程序 (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · ja 手順 (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · de Vorgehensweise (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · ja 手段 (method for performing a task) · ru проце́сс (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · fi menettelytavat (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · et kord (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · ur طَرِیقَہ (method for performing a task) · es trámite (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · cmn 做法 (method for performing a task) · fa-ira رَوِیِه (method for performing a task) · fa-ira رَوال (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · sv procedur (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · cmn 過程 /过程 (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · fi menettely (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · hi कार्यपद्धति (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · hu eljárás (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · nb prosedyre (method for performing a task) · ca procediment (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · be працэ́с (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · cmn 方法 (method for performing a task) · ka მეთოდი (method for performing a task) · ja 行程 (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · uk процеду́ра (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · ca procediment (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · ko 절차 (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · eo proceduro (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · de Verfahrensweise (method for performing a task) · ja やり方 (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · sk postup (method for performing a task) · ms prosedur (method for performing a task) · el διαδικασία (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · da procedure (method for performing a task) · fi työtapa (method for performing a task) · ja 手続き (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · hi विधि (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · th กรรมวิธี (method for performing a task) · gl procedemento (method for performing a task) · ca procediment (method for performing a task) · ja 流儀 (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · hi पद्धति (method for performing a task) · hy ընթացակարգ (series of small tasks to accomplish an end) · txb upacār (method for performing a task) · ja やり方 (method for performing a task) · eo procedo (method for performing a task) · ko 절차 (method for performing a task) · af prosedure (method for performing a task) · tr yordam (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · bg процеду́ра (set of established forms or methods of an organized body) · it procedimento (method for performing a task) · uk процеду́ра (method for performing a task) · ja 手順 (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task) · cs úkony (steps taken in a legal proceeding) · ru проце́сс (series of small tasks to accomplish an end)