procedure Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    process.
    • the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
    • it was a process of trial and error
  2. noun a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
    operation.
    • the operations in building a house
    • certain machine tool operations
  3. noun a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
    function; subprogram; subroutine; routine.
  4. noun a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

WordNet

Pro*ce"dure noun
Etymology
F. procédure. See Proceed.
Definitions
  1. The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward; progress; process; operation; conduct. "The true procedure of conscience." South.
  2. A step taken; an act performed; a proceeding; the steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding. "Gracious procedures." I. Taylor.
  3. That which results; issue; product. Obs. Bacon.

Webster 1913