ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən ˈfʌŋkʃən ˌɒpəˈɹeɪʃən ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃən pɹəˈsiːdʒə pɹəˈsidʒɚ ˈpɹəʊsɛs ɹuːˈtiːn a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work the operations in building a house certain machine tool operations a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings a particular course of action intended to achieve a result the procedure of obtaining a driver's license it was a process of trial and error a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program