Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
pro·ce·dure
\\prə-ˈsē-jər\\ 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 procedure
1611, "fact or manner of proceeding," from Fr. procédure "manner of proceeding" (1197), from O.Fr. proceder (see proceed). Meaning "method of conducting business in Parliament" is from 1839. First appearance of procedural is 1889.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
☞ procedure
pro·ced·ure / prE5si:dVE(r) / noun1. [C, U] ~ (for sth) a way of doing sth, especially the usual or correct way
(正常)程序,手续,步骤:
maintenance procedures
维修程序
emergency / safety / disciplinary procedures
紧急状况/安全事务/纪律问题的处理程序
to follow normal / standard / accepted procedure
遵循正常的/标准的/惯用的步骤
Making a complaint is quite a simple procedure.
申诉的手续相当简单。
2. [U] the official or formal order or way of doing sth, especially in business, law or politics
(商业、法律或政治上的)程序:
court / legal / parliamentary procedure
法庭/司法/议会程序
3. [C] (medical 医) a medical operation
手术:
to perform a routine surgical procedure
做常规的外科手术
• pro·ced·ural / prE5si:dVErEl / adj. (formal):
procedural rules
程序性规则
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishprocedure
noun
ADJ. complex, complicated | simple, straightforward | correct, normal, proper, standard, usual There are standard procedures for dismissing staff. | agreed, established | special | administrative, appeals, application, assessment, complaints, court, criminal, disciplinary, emergency, parliamentary, safety, scientific, selection, surgical a minor surgical procedure
PROCEDURE + NOUN adopt, follow, use Did you follow the emergency procedure when you heard the alarm? | establish A straightforward complaints procedure must be established from the outset.
PREP. under a/the ~ under a procedure established by legislation | ~ for the correct procedure for hiring staff
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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pro·ce·dureI. \-jə(r)\
noun
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-s)
Etymology: French
procédure, from Middle French
procedure, from
proceder to proceed +
-ure — more at
proceed
1.
a. : a particular way of doing or of going about the accomplishment of something
< the book is lucid in its procedure — H.B.Wehle >
< democratic procedure >
< told me he didn't especially like by procedure >
b.
(1) : a particular course of action
< a procedure that respects the dignity and worth of the individual — W.O.Douglas >
(2) : a particular step adopted for doing or accomplishing something
< one of his first procedures was to investigate the reports >
(3) : a series of steps followed in a regular orderly definite way
: method
< surgical procedure >
< therapeutic procedure >
< scientific procedure >
c.
(1) : a traditional, customary, or otherwise established or accepted way of doing things
< told him it was not the procedure of citizens of that country to act in that way >
(2) : protocol
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< sticklers for procedure — Time >
d. : an established way of conducting business (as of a deliberative body): as
(1) : the accepted usage of parliamentary bodies
: established parliamentary practice
: parliamentary order
< rules of procedure >
(2) : the established manner of conducting judicial business and litigation including pleading, evidence, and practice
2.
a. obsolete : the progress or continuation of some action or process
b. archaic : the fact of issuing from a source
II. noun: a series of instructions that has a name by which it can be called into action and that is usually part of a computer program