an act or a manner of proceeding in any action or process; conduct.

a particular course or mode of action.

any given mode of conducting legal, parliamentary, or other business, esp. litigation and judicial proceedings.

Computers .

the sequence of actions or instructions to be followed in solving a problem or accomplishing a task.

Also called subprogram. a group of statements that may be used at one or more points in a computer program.

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action , agenda , agendum , channels , conduct , course , custom , daily grind , fashion , form , formula , game plan * , gimmick , grind , idea , layout , line , maneuver , measure , method , mode , modus operandi , move , nuts and bolts * , operation , performance , plan , policy , polity , practice , proceeding , program , red tape * , routine , scheme , setup , step , strategy , style , the book , the numbers , transactionnotes:a process is a set or series of actions directed to some end or a natural series of changes; a procedure is a series of actions conducted in a certain manner , an established way of doing something , attack , tack , technique , tactic , accouterment , approach , methodology , process , protocol , regimen , rigmarole