routine routine

noun

() an unvarying or habitual method or procedure  ( modus operandi, routine )
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

() a short performance that is part of a longer program  ( bit, turn, routine, act, number )
a short performance that is part of a longer program
 he did his act three times every evening
he did his act three times every evening
 she had a catchy little routine
she had a catchy little routine
 it was one of the best numbers he ever did
it was one of the best numbers he ever did

() a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program  ( function, procedure, subprogram, subroutine, routine )
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

adj

() found in the ordinary course of events  ( quotidian, workaday, unremarkable, mundane, routine, everyday )
found in the ordinary course of events
 a placid everyday scene
a placid everyday scene
 it was a routine day
it was a routine day
 there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute