routine

rou·tine  (r-tn)

n.

1. A prescribed, detailed course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.

2. A set of customary and often mechanically performed procedures or activities. See Synonyms at method.

3. A set piece of entertainment, especially in a nightclub or theater: The audience laughed at the comedian's routine.

4. Slang A particular kind of behavior or activity: Must you go into your hurt routine when you don't get your way?

5. Computer Science A set of programming instructions designed to perform a specific limited task.

adj.

1. In accord with established procedure: a routine check of passports.

2. Habitual; regular: made his routine trip to the store.

3. Having no special quality; ordinary: a routine day.

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[French, from route, route, from Old French; see route.]

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rou·tinely adv.

rou·tinism n.

rou·tinist n.

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routine

Noun

1. a usual or regular method of procedure

2. the boring repetition of tasks: mindless routine

3. a set sequence of dance steps

4. Computers a program or part of a program performing a specific function: an input routine

Adjective

relating to or characteristic of routine [Old French route a customary way]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	routine - an unvarying or habitual method or procedure modus operandi procedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" rat race - an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation groove, rut - a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
	2.	routine - 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" number, act, bit, turn performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" show-stopper, showstopper, stopper - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
	3.	routine - a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program subprogram, subroutine, procedure, function software, software package, software program, software system, computer software, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" computer program, computer programme, programme, program - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" cataloged procedure - a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name contingency procedure - an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises library routine - a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library random number generator - a routine designed to yield a random number recursive routine - a routine that can call itself reusable routine - a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly executive routine, supervisory routine - a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines tracing routine - a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program service routine, utility routine - a routine that can be used as needed
Adj.	1.	routine - 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 everyday, mundane, quotidian, unremarkable, workaday ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

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routine

noun 1. procedure, programme, way, order, practice, method, pattern, formula, custom, usage, wont

noun 2. grind, (informal) monotony, banality, groove, boredom, chore, the doldrums, dullness, sameness, ennui, drabness, deadness, dreariness, tediousness, lifelessness

adjective 3. usual, standard, normal, customary, ordinary, familiar, typical, conventional, everyday, habitual, workaday, wonted << OPPOSITE unusual

adjective 4. boring, dull, predictable, tedious, tiresome, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unimaginative, clichéd, uninspired, mind-numbing, hackneyed, unoriginal, shtick (slang)

Translations

routine [ruːˈtiːn] adj [work] → rutinario

n → rutina;

(THEAT) → número;

(COMPUT) → rutina;

routine procedure → trámite m rutinario

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routine [ruːˈtiːn] adj [work] → ordinaire, courant(e); [procedure] → d'usage

n (= habits) → habitudes fpl;

(pej) → train-train m;

(Theat) → numéro m;

daily routine → occupations journalières

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routine [ruːˈtiːn] adj (work, check etc) → Routine-

n (habits) → Routine f;

(drudgery) → Stumpfsinn m;

(Theat) → Nummer f;

routine procedure → Routinesache f

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routine [ruːˈtiːn] adj [work] → corrente, abituale; [procedure] → solito/a

n (pej) → routine f; tran tran m;

(THEAT) → numero;

(COMPUT) → sottoprogramma m;

daily routine → orario quotidiano;

routine procedure → prassi f

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routine

n routine [ruːˈtiːn]

a regular, fixed way of doing things one's daily routine; One needs some routine. roetine روتين، رَتابَه، وَتيرَه واحِدَه рутина běžná praxe rutine die Routine ρουτίνα rutina rutiin برنامه عادی؛ ورزانه rutiini routine שִיגרָה नित्य का नियम rutina rutin kegiatan rutin venja, vani routine 決まった手順 일과, 정해진 일 nustatyta darbų seka, įprasta tvarka rutīna; ierastā kārtība rutin routine rutine, –gang rutyna rotina rutină заведённый порядок; режим bežná prax rutina, navada rutina rutin กิจวัตรประจำ rutin, program, düzen 例行公事 заведений порядок ضابطہ thói quen 例行公事

adj

regular; ordinary routine work. roetineagtig روتيني: عادي، مُنْتَظَم، رَتيب، وَتيري редовен běžný, obvyklý rutinemæssig; rutine- Routine-... στερεότυπος, ρουτινιάρικος rutinario, de rutina, habitual rutiinne روزانه؛ رز مره tavanomainen courant, habituel שִיגרָתִי नेमी, दस्तूरी, नैत्य, सामान्य rutinski, redovit rutin- rutin vanaverk di routine 決まりきった 일과의, 일상적인 eilinis, įprastinis kārtējais; parasts kerja rutin routine{#169} rutine-, rutinemessig rutynowy, szablonowy de rotina obişnuit, de rutină повседневный bežný, obvyklý vsakdanji, rutinski rutinski rutin- เป็นประจำ rutin, alışılmış 常規的 узвичаєний, звичайний روزمرہ کا معمول thường xuyên 常规的