procedure

noun

standardised method of carrying out a task
defines how to implement one or several activities of a business process, identifies the sequence of steps, and specifies for each step what needs to be done, when, and by whom
software subroutine

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/ / /pɹəˈsi.d͡ʒɚ/ / [pɹəˈsɪi.d͡ʒə]

Etymology: From French procédure, from Old French, from Latin procedere (“to go forward, proceed”); see proceed.

A particular method for performing a task.
“One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.”
A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
“Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information.”
The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
“Gracious procedures.”
That which results; issue; product.
“There is not any known Substance, but Earth, and the Procedure of Earth (as Tile, Stone, &c.) that yeeldeth any Moss or Herby Substance.”
A subroutine coded to perform a specific task, which is not permitted a return value when distinguished from a function.
A surgical operation.