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procedure

1. the established mode or form of conducting the business of a legislature, the enforcement of a legal right, etc.
2. Computing another name for subroutine
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procedure

[prə′sē·jər]
(computer science)
A sequence of actions (or computer instructions) which collectively accomplish some desired task.
In particular, a subroutine that causes an effect external to itself.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

procedure

A series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing or to a point from which a landing may be made visually or the missed approach procedure is initiated.
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procedure

subroutine
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procedure

(1) Manual procedures are human tasks.

(2) Machine procedures are lists of programs or operating system functions to be executed. A mainframe uses job control language (JCL). Unix systems use shell scripts. Windows machines use batch files.

(3) In programming, a procedure is another term for a subroutine or function.
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Exhibit 3-8: Procedure Growth by Type, North America, 2017-2022
Global Cardiothoracic & Interventional Cardiology Market Trends & Opportunities (2017-2022): Number of Procedures Set to Exceed 17.7 Million in 2022
* North America Peripheral Vascular Procedures volumes by segments - Aortic Open Repair Procedures, Aortic Stent Graft Procedures, Carotid Artery Embolic Protection Procedures, Deep Seated Artery Stenting Procedures, Inferior Vena Cava Filters (IVCF) Procedures, Lower Extremity Embolic Protection Procedures, Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Balloon Procedures, Peripheral Angiography Procedures, Peripheral Vascular Stenting Procedures, PTA Drug Eluting Balloon (DEB) Procedures, Renal Artery Embolic Protection Procedures and Vascular Grafts Procedures.
North America Peripheral Vascular Procedures Outlook to 2021 - New Report Available
Despite the faltering economy, Americans opted for nearly 12.1 million cosmetic medical procedures last year, up 3% from 2007.
Botox is still the leading cosmetic procedure
Announcement 2006-50 sets forth a proposed revenue procedure listing 21 areas with descriptions of 48 activities that qualify as specified covered services.
Testimony on revised section 482 services regulations
(1) The underlying principle behind Young's procedure is that prevention of airflow through the nasal passages will prevent mucosal desiccation and crusting.
The use of Silastic nasal splints in the treatment of chronic epistaxis and nasal septal ulceration
Further, the risk assessment of material misstatement resulting from such understanding is no longer limited to the planning phase, as "further audit procedures" may be necessary.
Assessing risk: AICPA's new risk assessment standards present a sea change for auditors
It allows taxpayers to change, under the automatic consent procedure, to an accounting method provided under the Sec.
Sec. 263(a) 12-month rule and economic performance accounting method changes
Patients often report that a veneer procedure hurts.
Alternative to veneers
Particular emphasis is placed on what to expect to relieve fears about pain, discomfort, and most importantly, the embarrassment some patients have about the procedure. A series of questions encourages patients and ensures they're engaged in the program and allows them to delve further into the topic for clarification.
Failure to communicate: insurers can help reduce the burden of medical malpractice lawsuits by urging their policyholders to improve physician/patient relationships
Of this amount the IRS disallowed 2.7 cents a mile based on another sentence in the revenue procedure: It says when a per diem is paid only for meals and incidental expenses, the amount treated as paid for food and beverages is the lesser of the actual per diem or the federal M&IE rate.
Deemed substantiation of business travel expenses
The procedure also delivers short pulses of light to the top layer of the skin, erasing fine lines, brown spots and visible blood vessels.
Lunchtime facials
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