adoptedprocess
nounUK /əˈdɒptɪd ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /əˈdɑːptɪd ˈprɑːsɛs/
A way of doing something that people chose and started using.
The school's new adopted process for lining up helps kids get to class quickly.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A step-by-step plan that a group officially agreed to follow.
The club followed the adopted process for choosing a new leader.
3. A way of making or doing something that was taken from another place and used here.
Their adopted process for baking bread came from a bakery across town.
4. The set of steps a computer or machine follows after someone sets it up.
The robot's adopted process makes it sort blocks by color.