standard operating procedure
A standardized form of some task or processA standardized form of some task or process (that is, a standardized way of doing it); the formalised set of step-by-step instructions for completing such a task or process, mandated to ensure consistency, efficiency, and (especially) quality, safety, and (often) regulatory compliance.
» This is standard procedure.
Das ist das übliche Protokoll. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Это стандартная процедура. — marafon
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A standardized form of some task or process (that is, a standardized way of doing it); the formalised set of step-by-step instructions for completing such a task or process, mandated to ensure consistency, efficiency, and (especially) quality, safety, and (often) regulatory compliance.
- a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
Examples
5 sentencesThis is standard procedure.
ruЭто стандартная процедура. — marafon
deDas ist das übliche Protokoll. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's standard procedure.
ruЭто стандартная процедура. — marafon
deEs ist die übliche Vorgehensweise. — brauchinet
That's standard procedure.
Do not deviate from the standard operating procedure.
According to our Standard Operating Procedure (S.O.P.), Tom should have refactored the critical code that caused this error.
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