procedure

[1]	way , process , conduct , course , action , course of action , method , methodology , mode , form , system , approach , strategy , plan (of action) , scheme , modus operandi , operation , policy , ways and means , routine , tradition , practice , custom , wont , standard operating procedure , (Colloq) MO (modus operandi) , (Mainly Brit) drill
[2]	operation
[3]	routine , subroutine , subprogram , function