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 procedure2 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 action3 a: a traditional or established way of doing things b: protocol 3a