ROUTINE

everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday

(adjective) found in the ordinary course of events; “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”- Anita Diamant

routine, modus operandi

(noun) an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function

(noun) a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

act, routine, number, turn, bit

(noun) a short performance that is part of a longer program; “he did his act three times every evening”; “she had a catchy little routine”; “it was one of the best numbers he ever did”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

routine (countable and uncountable, plural routines)

A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.

A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.

Synonym: rut

A set piece of an entertainer's act.

(computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.

Synonyms: function, procedure, subroutine

Adjective

routine (comparative more routine, superlative most routine)

According to established procedure.

Regular; habitual.

Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.

Anagrams

• in route, in utero, tue-iron

Source: Wiktionary

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Rou*tine", n. Etym: [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.]

1. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.

2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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