routine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
    modus operandi.
  2. noun a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
    turn; bit; number; act.
    • he did his act three times every evening
    • she had a catchy little routine
    • it was one of the best numbers he ever did
  3. noun a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
    function; subprogram; subroutine; procedure.
  4. adjective satellite found in the ordinary course of events
    mundane; unremarkable; quotidian; workaday; everyday.
    • a placid everyday scene
    • it was a routine day
    • there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant

WordNet

Rou*tine" noun
Etymology
F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.
Definitions
  1. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.
  2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.

Webster 1913