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procedure

pro.ce.dure \pr*-'se--j*r\ n [F proce`dure, fr. MF, fr. proceder] 1a: a 
   particular way of accomplishing something or of acting  1b: a step in a 
   procedure  2: a series of steps followed in a regular definite order  3a: a 
   traditional or established way of doing things  3b: PROTOCOL