Procedural

/prəˈsiːdʒərəl/ adjective

Definition

relating to or consisting of a series of actions conducted in a certain order

Etymology

from procedure + -al, from Latin procedere 'to go forward'

Kelly Says

Procedural comes from the Latin word meaning 'to go forward' - procedures are literally step-by-step ways of moving forward through a task!

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