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workflow

workflow

24 4.1
The planned order of tasks people follow to finish a job
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜrkˌfloʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : flujo de trabajo
  • The manager suggested changing our workflow to improve efficiency and speed up project completion.
  • workflow management
  • workflow automation
  • workflow processes

No, most of my workflow is not going to function with this.

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Examples

  • Article content, team discipline, and workflow processes became points of contention.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In recent years, the integration of non-MARC metadata into traditional cataloging workflows has gained momentum.

    Academic text (2014)
  • No, most of my workflow is not going to function with this.

  • My entire workflow got destroyed because there was no warning.

  • We need to come up with a way to even out the workflow.

  • Artificial intelligence technology can help better the workflow of healthcare.

  • Each template provides terminology, workflow, and interface components for a given field.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Edsel has made some very interesting headway on the new workflow for our video production.

  • Actually seeing the model work in practice, while addressing known metadata and workflow needs, was critical for wholesale adoption.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Ingram also redesigned its workflow to prevent this situation from recurring.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

development process
vsworkflow
7 3.1

A set of steps people follow to make a product or finish a project

focuses on how work is organised and its rate of progress rather than stages
work flow
vsworkflow
  • Specialized
3.5

The order and speed that tasks are done at work

is the same idea but written as one compound word

Compounds

workflow management
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A way of planning and organising the steps people follow to finish tasks at work

How Efficient

workflow
  • Specialized
24 4.1
ad hoc
9 7.0

Surface Forms

workflow singular
workflows plural

Morphology

workflow = work + flow (transparent) = work + flow

The sense denotes the 'flow' or sequence of 'work'; the compound meaning is a direct, predictable combination of the two base words.

Etymology

Workflow is made of work and flow, so imagine your tasks 'flowing' like a river from one step to the next. That's why workflow means the order and speed of how work gets done.