Noun: routine roo'teen
- An unvarying or habitual method or procedure
"The detective recognized the burglar's routine";
- modus operandi, MO
- A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
"The programmer created a routine to handle user input validation";
- subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function
- A short performance that is part of a longer program
"she had a catchy little routine";
- act, number, turn, bit
- Found in the ordinary course of events
"it was a routine day";
- everyday, mundane, quotidian, unremarkable, workaday
Derived forms: routines
See also: ordinary
Type of: computer software, package, performance, procedure, process, public presentation, software, software package, software program, software system
Part of: computer program, computer programme [Brit], program, programme [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Routine