Main Entry: pro·ce·dure

Pronunciation: \prə-ˈsē-jər\

Function: noun

Etymology: French procédure, from Middle French, from proceder

Date: circa 1611

1 a : a particular way of accomplishing something or of acting b : a step in a procedure
2 a : a series of steps followed in a regular definite order <legal procedure> <a surgical procedure> b : a set of instructions for a computer that has a name by which it can be called into action
3 a : a traditional or established way of doing things b : protocol 3a