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English Dictionary: routine	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for routine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
routine adj found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant Synonym(s): everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday n an unvarying or habitual method or procedure [syn: routine, modus operandi] a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" Synonym(s): act, routine, number, turn, bit a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program Synonym(s): routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Routine \Rou*tine"\, n. [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See {Route}, {Rote}repetition.] 1. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning. 2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
routine {subroutine}