routine

/rü-ˈtēn/

French, from Middle French, from route traveled way

noun

  1. a regular course of procedure

  2. habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure

  3. a reiterated speech or formula

if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine

the routine of factory work

adjective

  1. of a commonplace or repetitious character : ordinary

  2. of, relating to, or being in accordance with established procedure

routine problems

noun phrase

  1. a standard procedure

We keep a copy of all correspondence as a matter of routine.