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SOP

SOP

7 4.7
A set of steps people regularly follow at work
  • noun
  • /ɛs oʊ pi/
  • Formal
translation icon : procedimiento operativo estándar
  • Requirements include process safety information, hazard review, SOPs, training, maintenance, incident investigation, and a compliance audit component.
  • develop SOP
  • comprehensive SOP
  • section of the SOP

Like, what's, you know, what's the SOP for this?

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Examples

  • Encouraging students to participate in developing the SOP can foster understanding of their disability and their need for supports and accommodations.

    Academic text (2012)
  • So what is the SOP then for dealing with a customer who claims an issue like this?

  • Is that SOP something the CO put in place?

  • You know the SOP on this.

  • So all you need to do is take the template, follow the SOP and let's go out, hit the market.

  • The most recent evaluation data should be attached to the completed SOP; this is particularly important for students going on to college.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Regardless of how this is accomplished, it is critical that the SOP process involve the student.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Others give the SOP to the student at a face-to-face meeting or send it by mail.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Given this conclusion, they then asserted that DoS SOP regarding Libyan diplomatic security policy was therefore sufficient.

    Blog text (4)
  • The team carefully followed the SOP to ensure the project was completed correctly.

Synonyms

procedure
vsSOP
688 3.7

A set of steps you follow in order to get a result

adds that these actions are prescribed to be followed regularly in organizations
37 3.1

A usual way of doing something that people follow in a situation

is more formal and used across organizational processes rather than single cases
15 3.4

A list of steps to use a machine or to deal with a specific situation safely

covers organizational routines for activities beyond machine or system use
12 4.3

A set of steps people follow the same way every time to do a task safely and correctly

is the routine prescription applied across many operations and activities
3.9

A regular set of steps people in an organization must follow

is the prescribed routine used across organizational operations

How Formal

regulation
  • Formal
4.0
protocol
  • Formal
309 5.6
SOP
  • Formal
7 4.7
procedure
688 3.7
guideline
344 3.1

Surface Forms

SOP singular
SOPs plural

Morphology

SOP = standard + operating + procedure (semi-transparent) = S + O + P

The abbreviation is directly formed from the phrase 'standard operating procedure', and the phrase's components clearly yield the meaning. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]

Etymology

SOP stands for standard operating procedure, where standard means 'usual or accepted', operating means 'working', and procedure means 'a set of steps to do something'. So an SOP is a written list of usual steps people follow to do tasks the same way and safely every time.