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Meaning of 'procedure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Procedure [ n.]
- The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward; progress; process; operation; conduct.
- A step taken; an act performed; a proceeding; the steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
- That which results; issue; product.

Meaning of 'procedure' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . procedure [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
Example in sentence:
  • certain machine tool operations;
  • the operations in building a house
Meaning (2):
- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
Example in sentence:
  • it was a process of trial and error;
  • the procedure of obtaining a driver's license

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