standard operating procedure

noun

: established or prescribed methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or in designated situations

called also standing operating procedure

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General orders are usually stricter than standard operating procedures. —

Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025 Create Comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures Create standard operating procedures for all processes across the business (not just IT). —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Bloomingdale’s faces challenges in the luxury department store market yet the changes needed to respond might go against Macy’s standard operating procedure or be impractical for such a small part of the larger organization. —

Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Being someone who spends long hours on the saddle of a motorcycle, swapping batteries on my GoPros became standard operating procedure. —

New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for standard operating procedure

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of standard operating procedure was in 1939

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