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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