English noun: standing operating procedure | |||
| 1. | standing operating procedure (act) a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely | ||
| Samples | Rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries. | ||
| Synonyms | SOP, standard operating procedure, standard procedure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | operating procedure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lockstep | ||