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procedure

nounid 3680·updated May 9, 2026
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An established or official method for implementing a policy or performing a task or operation which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement90%rule-basedr:entity.requirement.policy.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
formal processfunctionoperationprocessroutinesubprogramsubroutine
alternatephrasing
Procedure
plural
procedures
possessive
procedure's
pluralpossessive
procedures'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
A document containing a detailed description of the steps necessary to perform specific operations in conformance with applicable standards. Procedures are defined as part of processes.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
§1
An established or official method for implementing a policy or performing a task or operation which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
An established or official method for implementing a policy or performing a task or operation which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
An established or official method for implementing a policy or performing a task or operation which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.
Systems and software engineering —Vocabulary1 senseview framework →
§1
Information item that presents an ordered series of steps to perform a process, activity, or task.
Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
§2
a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
§3
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
§4
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

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