routine

routine
I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from route traveled way Date: 1676 1. a. a regular course of procedure <
if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine — J. A. Perkins
>
b. habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure <
the routine of factory work
>
2. a reiterated speech or formula <
the old “After you” routine — Ray Russell
>
3. a worked-out part (as of an entertainment or sports contest) that may be often repeated <
a dance routine
>
<
a gymnastic routine
>
; especially a theatrical number 4. a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task II. adjective Date: 1817 1. of a commonplace or repetitious character ; ordinary <
routine problems
>
2. of, relating to, or being in accordance with established procedure <
routine business
>
routinely adverb

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Routine — Sf std. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. routine, einer Ableitung von Route. Gemeint ist die Geschicklichkeit, die durch wiederkehrende Übung erworben wird, so wie der mehrfach begangene Weg geläufig wird. Adjektiv: routiniert.    Ebenso… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • routine — ► NOUN 1) a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed unvarying programme. 2) a set sequence in a theatrical or comic performance. ► ADJECTIVE 1) performed as part of a regular procedure: a routine inspection. 2) characteristic of routine;… …   English terms dictionary

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  • routine — (n.) 1670s, from Fr. routine usual course of action, beaten path from route way, path, course (see ROUTE (Cf. route)) + subst. suffix ine. Theatrical sense is from 1926. The adjective is attested from 1817, from the noun …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Routine — (franz., spr. ru ), auf Übung beruhende Gewandtheit und Fertigkeit; in der Theatersprache neuerdings mit dem Beigeschmack einer glänzenden, aber erstarrten Manier gebraucht. An Bord der Kriegsschiffe die Zeiteinteilung für den Dienst (daher Hafen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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