English adjective: routine | |||
1. | routine found in the ordinary course of events | ||
Samples | A placid everyday scene. It was a routine day. There's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute. | ||
Synonyms | everyday, mundane, quotidian, unremarkable, workaday | ||
Similar | ordinary | ||
Antonyms | extraordinary | ||
English noun: routine | |||
1. | routine (act) an unvarying or habitual method or procedure | ||
Synonyms | modus operandi | ||
Broader (hypernym) | procedure, process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | groove, rat race, rut | ||
2. | routine (communication) a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program | ||
Samples | He did his act three times every evening. She had a catchy little routine. It was one of the best numbers he ever did. | ||
Synonyms | act, bit, number, turn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | performance, public presentation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | show-stopper, showstopper, stopper | ||
3. | routine (communication) a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program | ||
Synonyms | function, procedure, subprogram, subroutine | ||
Broader (hypernym) | computer software, package, software, software package, software program, software system | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cataloged procedure, contingency procedure, executive routine, library routine, random number generator, recursive routine, reusable routine, service routine, supervisory routine, tracing routine, utility routine | ||
Part meronym | computer program, computer programme, program, programme | ||