computerized procedure
nounUK /kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzd prəˈsiːdʒə/
US /kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzd prəˈsiːdʒər/
A set of steps that a computer follows to do something.
The library uses a computerized procedure to check out books.
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2. A task or process that has been taken over by computers instead of being done by hand.
Paying bills became a computerized procedure at the bank.
3. A fixed sequence of instructions stored in a computer to handle a job.
The hospital's computerized procedure sorts patient records quickly.
4. The act of making a manual process run by computers.
The computerized procedure of the factory sped up production.