procedure
108
4.1
- noun
- /prəˈsiːdʒər/
- Specialized
:
procedimiento
- You can follow this procedure to install the software on your computer.
- implement a procedure
It's a single unlock procedure through the Touch ID It's straightforward.
- It's a single unlock procedure through the Touch ID It's straightforward.
Examples
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So the input to the procedure specifies the condition.
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And this is a procedure to construct AC matrix.
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Just take us through high level what the fast friends procedure consists of.
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Part way down the procedure stops and the bottom half is the main programme.
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For instance, for Case 1, a procedure COST ACTIVITY would be defined for ACTIVITY.
Academic text (1990) -
The bootstrap algorithm is a simple computer procedure used to obtain confidence intervals.
Academic text (1990) -
To detect possible publication bias, we used multiple statistical procedures because all strategies have limitations.
Academic text (2011) -
The behaviors to be measured and the procedures for measuring those behaviors are prescribed.
Academic text (1999) -
An increasing number of anthropologists have begun to find this analytical procedure intellectually and morally suspect.
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In the program, the procedure sorts the user input into different categories.
Synonyms
343
4.9
A rule in math or computing that gives one output for each input
152
6.1
A set of steps a computer often follows to solve a problem
35
6.5
A set of program steps that does one job and can be used again
16
3.8
A set of computer instructions that does one task
1
7.2
A set of steps in a program that does a single task
Part of a program that does a small helper task when needed
A saved set of commands in a library that a program can run by name
Compounds
- Specialized
27
3.7
An action by doctors or dentists to check, treat and prevent health problems
15
3.4
A list of steps to use a machine or to deal with a specific situation safely
- Formal
12
4.3
A set of steps people follow the same way every time to do a task safely and correctly
4
3.9
A set of steps to follow in a sudden dangerous or medical situation to keep people safe
- Specialized
1
4.4
A medical test or process to find the cause of a health problem
- Formal
1
7.2
An official process with many slow, pointless steps that delays decisions
- Specialized
A saved set of commands in a library that a program can run by name
- Specialized
A test where words are removed and you fill in the blanks to check reading or teach computers to read
- Specialized
A treatment that helps people face a fear step by step until they feel less scared
- Specialized
An experiment where neither the people nor the researchers know who gets the real medicine
- Specialized
A lab method that stains bacteria to show if they have thick or thin cell walls
- Formal
A regular set of steps people in an organization must follow
How Complex
- Specialized
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3.1
- Specialized
108
4.1
101
3.7
- Specialized
343
4.9
- Specialized
39
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Procedure comes from an old Latin word made of pro- 'forward' and cedere 'to go', the same root you see in proceed. In computing a procedure is a named list of steps the program 'goes through' to do one task.