Main Entry: ¹rou·tine

Pronunciation: \rü-ˈtēn\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from route traveled way

Date: 1676

1 a : a regular course of procedure <if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine — J. A. Perkins> b : habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure <the routine of factory work>
2 : a reiterated speech or formula <the old “After you” routine — Ray Russell>
3 : a worked-out part (as of an entertainment or sports contest) that may be often repeated <a dance routine> <a gymnastic routine>; especially : a theatrical number
4 : a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task