procedurenotation
nounUK /prəˈsiːdʒə nəʊˈteɪʃən/
US /prəˈsiːdʒər noʊˈteɪʃən/
A special way of writing down the steps you follow to do something.
The teacher wrote the recipe's procedurenotation on the board so everyone could follow the steps.
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2. A formal system of symbols used to record the order of actions in a process.
Engineers use procedurenotation to document how the machine is assembled.
3. The written record of a series of steps in a scientific experiment.
Her lab report included a clear procedurenotation for mixing the chemicals.
4. A shorthand way of writing instructions for a computer to follow.
The programmer converted the procedurenotation into code.