routine
noun [ C or U ]
uk/ruːˈtiːn/ usa usual or fixed way of doing things:
the usual/daily routine
a fixed/set routine The office's fixed routine was disturbed by the large order.
IT
a part of a computer program that does a particular operation:
She had learned how to program a basic computer routine.
routine
adjective
uk/ruːˈtiːn/ usdone as part of what usually happens, and not for any special reason:
The Center Street Bridge will get only a routine inspection.
Most routine business is done in the parliament's Brussels headquarters.
a routine decision.
ordinary and boring:
The work is dull and routine.