Meaning

• A particular method for performing a task.

• 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.

• That which results; issue; product.

• A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task.

• A surgical operation.