routine

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♦ rou|tine /ruːt'iːn/ (routines)
1 [N-VAR] usu with supp, oft N n, adj N
A routine is the usual series of things that you do at a particular time. A routine is also the practice of regularly doing things in a fixed order.
The players had to change their daily routine and lifestyle...
He checked up on you as a matter of routine.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
You use routine to describe activities that are done as a normal part of a job or process.
...a series of routine medical tests...
3 [ADJ]
A routine situation, action, or event is one which seems completely ordinary, rather than interesting, exciting, or different.
So many days are routine and uninteresting, especially in winter.
= ordinary
4 [N-VAR]
You use routine to refer to a way of life that is uninteresting and ordinary, or hardly ever changes.
...the mundane routine of her life...
5 [N-COUNT]
A routine is a computer program, or part of a program, that performs a specific function. (COMPUTING)
... an installation routine.
6 [N-COUNT] usu n N
A routine is a short sequence of jokes, remarks, actions, or movements that forms part of a longer performance.
...an athletic dance routine.

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