operating procedure

Other forms: operating procedures

Definitions of operating procedure
  1. noun
    a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation
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    types:
    SOP, standard operating procedure, standard procedure, standing operating procedure
    a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
    lockstep
    a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly
    type of:
    procedure, process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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