routine


Babylon EnglishDownload this dictionary
routine
adj. commonplace, ordinary, usual; customary, habitual
 
n. commonplace activity, everyday task; habit, custom, practice; procedure that is always the same; part of a computer program containing instructions for a particular task (Computers)

English Wikipedia - The Free EncyclopediaDownload this dictionary
Routine
Routine may refer to:

Computing
  • Routine, another name for a computer subprogram
    • Subroutine, a routine inside another routine
    • Coroutine, generalized reentrant computer subroutine having multiple entry points

See more at Wikipedia.org...


© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
WordNet 2.0Download this dictionary
routine

Noun
1. an unvarying or habitual method of procedure
(synonym) modus operandi
(hypernym) procedure, process
(hyponym) rat race
2. 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) act, number, turn, bit
(hypernym) performance, public presentation
(hyponym) show-stopper, showstopper, stopper
3. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
(synonym) subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function
(hypernym) software, software system, software package, package
(hyponym) cataloged procedure
(part-holonym) program, programme, computer program, computer programme

Adjective
1. occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals; "made her routine trip to the store"
(similar) regular
2. 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) everyday, mundane, quotidian, unremarkable, workaday
(similar) ordinary


Babylon German-EnglishDownload this dictionary
Routine (die)
nf. routine, custom, habit, customary procedure or course of action, commonplace activity, everyday task; (Computers) part of a computer program containing instructions for a particular task

Babylon French-EnglishDownload this dictionary
routine
nf. routine, humdrum, groove