alteration modification adjustment | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
adjustment registration readjustment | the act of adjusting something to match a standard |
routine modus operandi | an unvarying or habitual method or procedure |
routine subroutine subprogram procedure function | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program |
dump routine | a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium |
input routine | a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store |
library routine | a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library |
output routine | a routine that controls an output device |
recursive routine | a routine that can call itself |
reusable routine | a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly |
supervisory routine executive routine | a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines |
tracing routine | a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program |
utility routine service routine | a routine that can be used as needed |
act routine number turn bit | a short theatrical 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 |
adjustment accommodation fitting | making or becoming suitable, adjusting to circumstances |
allowance adjustment | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances, an allowance for profit |
seasonal adjustment | a statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year, seasonal adjustments for housing starts must be made in mid-winter |
adaptation adaption adjustment | the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
everyday mundane quotidian routine unremarkable workaday | 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 |