procedure

noun

• A particular method for performing a task.
• A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
• The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.

  "Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information."

• The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
• That which results; issue; product.
• A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task.
• A surgical operation.