n.
Pronunciation: pr ə - ' s ē -j ə r
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