procedural

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procedure/prəˈsiːʤə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 an established or official way of doing something.

  ■ a series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner.

• 2 Computing a subroutine.

– derivatives
procedural adjective,
procedurally adverb.

– origin C16: from Fr. procédure, from procéder (see proceed).