terminatingroutine
nounUK /ˈtɜːmɪneɪtɪŋ ruːˈtiːn/
US /ˈtɜːrmɪneɪtɪŋ ruːˈtiːn/
A set of steps that ends something on purpose.
The terminatingroutine stopped the game after ten minutes.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A repeated action that brings a process to a close.
The robot followed a terminatingroutine to shut itself down.
3. A planned way to end a task safely.
Engineers wrote a terminatingroutine for the test.
4. The last part of a repeating pattern.
The dance had a terminatingroutine at the end.