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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
Example:
rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries
Synonyms:
SOP; standard operating procedure; standard procedure; standing operating procedure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("standard operating procedure" is a kind of...):
operating procedure (a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "standard operating procedure"):
lockstep (a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly)
