haltprocedure
nounUK /hɔːlt prəˈsiːdʒə/
US /hɔlt prəˈsidʒər/
A haltprocedure is a set of steps that tells you how to stop something safely.
The train driver followed the haltprocedure when the signal turned red.
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2. A formal rule in a factory for stopping machines during danger.
Workers must use the haltprocedure before cleaning the big press.
3. A computer command sequence that pauses a running program.
The engineer typed the haltprocedure to freeze the test safely.
4. A plan for ending an activity in a game or sport.
The referee used the haltprocedure to stop play when it started raining.