Difference between revisions of "Routine"
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83 : a worked-out part (as of an [[entertainment]] or [[sports]] contest) that may be often repeated <a [[dance]] routine> <a gymnastic routine>; especially : a theatrical number | 83 : a worked-out part (as of an [[entertainment]] or [[sports]] contest) that may be often repeated <a [[dance]] routine> <a gymnastic routine>; especially : a theatrical number | ||
*4 : a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task | *4 : a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task | ||
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[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Revision as of 00:37, 23 January 2012
Etymology
French, from Middle French, from route traveled way
- Date: 1676
Definitions
- 1 a : a regular course of procedure <if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine — J. A. Perkins> b : habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure <the routine of factory work>
- 2 : a reiterated speech or formula <the old “After you” routine — Ray Russell>
83 : a worked-out part (as of an entertainment or sports contest) that may be often repeated <a dance routine> <a gymnastic routine>; especially : a theatrical number
- 4 : a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task
