procedure

noun

1. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

e.g. the operations in building a house
certain machine tool operations

Synonym: operation

2. a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

3. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

e.g. the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
it was a process of trial and error

Synonym: process

4. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

Synonym: routinesubroutinesubprogramfunction

1. 程序；步骤；手续
A procedure is a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way.

e.g. A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure...
活组织检查通常是一个很小的外科手术。
e.g. Police insist that Michael did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa...
警方坚持称迈克尔没有按照正确的程序申请签证。