routine

US /ruːˈtiːn/
UK /ruːˈtiːn/
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1.

a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program

:
My morning routine includes coffee and reading the news.
He established a strict exercise routine.
2.

a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a particular task

:
The software includes a routine for data backup.
The programmer wrote a new routine to handle errors.
1.

performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason

:
It was just a routine check-up.
The police conducted a routine patrol.