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Definition of Routine
1. Adjective. Found in the ordinary course of events. "There's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"
Similar to: Ordinary
Derivative terms: Everydayness, Mundaneness, Mundanity
2. Noun. An unvarying or habitual method or procedure.
Generic synonyms: Procedure, Process
Specialized synonyms: Rat Race, Groove, Rut
3. Noun. A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program. "It was one of the best numbers he ever did"
Generic synonyms: Performance, Public Presentation
Specialized synonyms: Show-stopper, Showstopper, Stopper
Derivative terms: Act, Act, Act
4. Noun. A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program.
Generic synonyms: Computer Software, Package, Software, Software Package, Software Program, Software System
Group relationships: Computer Program, Computer Programme, Program, Programme
Specialized synonyms: Cataloged Procedure, Contingency Procedure, Library Routine, Random Number Generator, Recursive Routine, Reusable Routine, Executive Routine, Supervisory Routine, Tracing Routine, Service Routine, Utility Routine
Derivative terms: Procedural
Definition of Routine
1. n. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.
Definition of Routine
1. Noun. A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure ¹
2. Noun. A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically ¹
3. Noun. A set piece of an entertainer's act ¹
4. Noun. (computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine ¹
5. Adjective. According to established procedure. ¹
6. Adjective. Regular; habitual. ¹
7. Adjective. Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Routine
1. a regular course of procedure [n -S]