CONTINGENCY PROCEDURE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("contingency procedure" is a kind of...):

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

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