standard operating procedure

standard operating procedure

n.

1. Established procedure to be followed in carrying out a given operation or in a given situation.

2. A specific procedure or set of procedures so established.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

standard operating procedure - a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" standard procedure, standing operating procedure, SOP operating procedure - a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation lockstep - a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; "the union's support had been in lockstep for years"

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See: standing operating procedure.