Difference between revisions of "Routine"
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
French, from Middle French, from route traveled way | French, from Middle French, from route traveled way | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 a : a regular course of procedure <if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine — J. A. Perkins> b : [[habit]]ual or [[mechanical]] [[performance]] of an established procedure <the routine of factory work> | *1 a : a regular course of procedure <if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine — J. A. Perkins> b : [[habit]]ual or [[mechanical]] [[performance]] of an established procedure <the routine of factory work> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:32, 13 December 2020
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
