standard operating procedure

Other forms: standard operating procedures

Definitions of standard operating procedure
  1. noun
    a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
    “rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries”
    synonyms: SOP, standard procedure, standing operating procedure
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    types:
    lockstep
    a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly
    type of:
    operating procedure
    a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation
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