procedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

rat race - an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation

groove, rut - a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"

performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"

show-stopper, showstopper, stopper - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down

software, software package, software system, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand"

computer program, computer programme, program, programme - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"

cataloged procedure - a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name

contingency procedure - an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises

library routine - a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library

random number generator - a routine designed to yield a random number

recursive routine - a routine that can call itself

reusable routine - a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly

executive routine, supervisory routine - a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines

tracing routine - a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program

service routine, utility routine - a routine that can be used as needed

regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"

ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"