flowchart
- noun
- /ˈfloʊˌtʃɑrt/
- To clarify the procedure, the teacher presented a flowchart showing how to complete the assignment.
- flowchart diagrams
- flowchart of the process
Examples
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The engineer used a flowchart to illustrate the steps of the manufacturing process.
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Each team member contributed ideas to the flowchart that mapped out the project timeline.
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The physical inventory process is detailed in the flowchart in Figure 2.
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Think about how a flowchart like this could be used to help youth locate a hook of interest.
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Practical features noted in the documents included flowcharts and specific questions for teams to ask.
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Involve classes at different grade levels in creating their own flowcharts based on books at their reading levels.
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Students select a local restaurant, evaluate the internal control system, prepare flowcharts, and present the results to the restaurant management.
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Look at the flowcharts for the diagnosis of asthma in children and adults in Figures 1 and 2.
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The core plan should be concise and simple, with checklists and flowcharts used whenever possible.
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A complete set of flowcharts for the Qx-coder is presented and discussed in the Appendix.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
A simple drawing that shows how something works or how its parts fit together
A diagram that shows the steps and decisions in a process using boxes and arrows
A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process like a computer program
A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process, like a computer program or accounting system
A diagram that shows how processes and materials move in a factory
Antonyms
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flowchart comes from the two simple words flow meaning 'moving' and chart meaning 'map' or 'diagram'. So a flowchart is a map that shows how things move step by step and how each part connects.