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rou·tine

 (ro͞o-tēn′)
n.
1.
a. A set of customary or unchanging and often mechanically performed activities or procedures: a routine of housework. See Synonyms at method.
b. The practice of such activities or procedures: "Routine had caused stagnation" (Garry Wills).
2. A scripted piece of entertainment, especially in a nightclub or theater: The audience laughed at the comedian's routine.
3. Slang A particular kind of behavior or activity: Must you go into your hurt routine when you don't get your way?
4. Computers A set of programming instructions designed to perform a specific limited task.
adj.
1. In accord with established procedure: a routine check of passports.
2. Habitual; regular: made his routine trip to the store.
3. Having no special quality; ordinary: a routine day.

[French, from route, route, from Old French; see route.]

rou·tine′ly adv.
rou·tin′ism n.
rou·tin′ist n.
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routine

(ruːˈtiːn)
n
1. a usual or regular method of procedure, esp one that is unvarying
2. (Computer Science) computing a program or part of a program performing a specific function: an input routine; an output routine.
3. (Dancing) a set sequence of dance steps
4. informal a hackneyed or insincere speech
adj
of, relating to, or characteristic of routine
[C17: from Old French, from route a customary way, route]
rouˈtinely adv
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rou•tine

(ruˈtin)

n.
1. a customary or regular course of procedure: office routine.
2. habitual, unvarying, unimaginative, or rote procedure.
3. a set of instructions directing a computer to perform a specific task.
4. a rehearsed act, performance, or part of a performance: a comic routine; a dance routine.
5. an unvarying and often repeated piece of behavior or formula of speech: He'd give me that brotherly love routine.
adj.
6. of the nature of, proceeding by, or adhering to routine.
7. dull or uninteresting; commonplace.
[1670–80; < French, derivative of route route]
rou•tine′ly, adv.
rou•tine′ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.routine - an unvarying or habitual method or procedureroutine - an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
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"
2.routine - a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer programroutine - a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
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"
showstopper, show-stopper, stopper - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
3.routine - a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer programroutine - a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
software, software package, software program, software system, computer software, 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, programme, program - (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
Adj.1.routine - found in the ordinary course of eventsroutine - found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant
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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

routine

noun
1. procedure, programme, way, order, practice, method, pattern, formula, custom, usage, wont The players had to change their daily routine.
3. (Informal) performance, sketch, turn, line, act, bit (informal), piece, spiel (informal) like a Marx Brothers routine
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routine

noun
1. A course of action to be followed regularly:
round (often used in plural), track.
2. A habitual, laborious, often tiresome course of action:
Informal: grind.
Slang: groove.
3. Slang. A particular kind of activity:
Informal: bit.
adjective
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Translations
روتيـنروتين، رَتابَه، وَتيرَه واحِدَهروتيني: عادي، مُنْتَظَم، رَتيب، وَتيري
běžná praxeběžnýběžný postupobvyklý
rutinerutine-rutinemæssig
rutiinirutiininomainen
rutina
rutin
vanaverkvenja, vani
決まりきった仕事
정해진 과정
įprasta tvarkanustatyta darbų seka
ierastā kārtībakārtējaisparasts
bežná prax
redni potekrutinski
rutin
กิจวัตรประจำ
hoạt động thường xuyên

routine

[ruːˈtiːn]
A. N
1. (= normal procedure) → rutina f
the daily routinela rutina diaria
the school routinela rutina escolar
she went through the routine of introducing everyonehizo las presentaciones de rigor
as a matter of routinecomo parte de la rutina
people entering the country are asked certain questions as a matter of routinecomo parte de la rutina a la gente que entra en el país se le hacen ciertas preguntas
schoolchildren were tested for tuberculosis as a matter of routinede forma rutinaria or rutinariamente se les hacía a los alumnos la prueba de la tuberculosis
2. (esp Theat) → número m
dance routinenúmero m de baile
exercise routinetabla f de ejercicios
3. (= spiel) he gave me the old routine about his wife not understanding himme vino con la historia de siempre de que su mujer no le entendía
he went through his sales routinemetió el típico rollo de vendedor
4. (Comput) → rutina f
B. ADJ [test, check-up, maintenance, inspection] → de rutina; [matter, problem] → rutinario; [work] → habitual, de rutina
to make routine enquirieshacer averiguaciones rutinarias or de rutina
it's just routinees cosa de rutina
reports of thefts had become almost routinelas denuncias de robos se habían convertido en algo casi habitual
on a routine basisde forma rutinaria
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

routine

[ruːˈtiːn]
n
(= normal procedure) → routine f
It's part of my daily routine → Cela fait partie de ma routine quotidienne.
They reorganised their routine
BUT Ils ont réorganisé leurs procédures.
as a matter of routine → par routine
training routine → programme m d'entraînement
exercise routine → programme m d'exercice
(= drudgery) → routine f
a break from routine → une manière de sortir de la routine
(= act) → numéro m
a comedy routine → un numéro de comédie
a dance routine → un numéro de danse
adj
[questions, enquiries, maintenance] → de routine; [procedure] → d'usage; [tests] → de routine; [check, inspection, patrol] → de routine
(= boring) [life, job] → routinier/ière
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

routine

n
Routine f (also Comput); business or office routineBüroroutine f; as a matter of routineroutinemäßig
(Dancing, Skating) → Figur f; (Gymnastics) → Übung f; he gave me the old routine about his wife not understanding himer kam mit der alten Geschichte, dass seine Frau ihn nicht versteht
adjRoutine-, routinemäßig; routine dutiestägliche Pflichten pl; routine examinationRoutineuntersuchung f; routine flightRoutineflug m; on a routine basisroutinemäßig; to be routine procedureRoutine(sache) sein; it was quite routinees war eine reine Formsache; reports of bloodshed had become almost routineBerichte über Blutvergießen waren fast zur Gewohnheit geworden or waren fast an der Tagesordnung
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routine

[ruːˈtiːn]
1. n (normal procedure) → ordinaria amministrazione f; (study routine, work routine) → ritmo di lavoro (Theatre) → numero (Comput) → sottoprogramma m
daily routine → routine f, tran tran m
2. adj (duties, work) → abituale; (inspection, medical examination) → periodico/a; (questions) → di prammatica
the meeting was just routine → si è trattato di un incontro di normale amministrazione
routine procedure → prassi f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

routine

(ruːˈtiːn) noun
a regular, fixed way of doing things. one's daily routine; One needs some routine.
adjective
regular; ordinary. routine work.
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routine

روتيـن běžný postup rutine Routine ρουτίνα rutina rutiini routine rutina routine 決まりきった仕事 정해진 과정 routine rutine rutyna rotina обычный режим rutin กิจวัตรประจำ sıradan hoạt động thường xuyên 常规
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routine

n. rutina, hábito, costumbre; a. rutinario-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

routine

adj rutinario; n rutina; daily — rutina diaria or cotidiana
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References in classic literature ?
Yes; it needed a few days after the taking of your departure for a ship's company to shake down into their places, and for the soothing deep-water ship routine to establish its beneficent sway.
Maybe there was a murmur in the village streets, a novel and dominant topic in the public-houses, and here and there a messenger, or even an eye-witness of the later occurrences, caused a whirl of excitement, a shouting, and a running to and fro; but for the most part the daily routine of working, eating, drinking, sleeping, went on as it had done for count- less years--as though no planet Mars existed in the sky.
To them official routine and the responsibilities of the state were burdens to be borne along the highway, with periods of rest and intimate re-union with nature to cheer the travellers.
A very pleasant routine, with perhaps a slight tinge of sameness.
"I think anything out of the ordinary routine of life well worth reporting."
--the ghost is spouted up, and away we sail to fight some other world, and go through young life's old routine again.
Elton's return, as to allow them all to meet again in the common routine of acquaintance, without any danger of betraying sentiments or increasing them.
He suddenly observed, hung over the clock, a card which, upon inspection, proved to be a programme of the daily routine of the house.
Then I placed my hand carelessly on his shoulder, like one a trifle bored by the dull routine of putting my little boys to bed, and conducted him to the night nursery, which had lately been my private chamber.
But his relations with these people were confined to one clearly defined channel, and had a certain routine from which it was impossible to depart.
The truth is, I never dabbled in flashy matters, but jogged on in the good old sober routine of the calling -- a calling in which I should, no doubt, have remained to the present hour, but for a little accident which happened to me in the prosecution of one of the usual business operations of the profession.
We have learned to go through the lingering routine of the table d'hote with patience, with serenity, with satisfaction.