routine

A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.

A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.

“Connie was completely robotic and emotionless by age 12; her entire life had become one big routine.”

A set piece of an entertainer's act.

“stand-up comedy routine”

computingA set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.

An unvarying or habitual method or procedure

A short performance that is part of a longer program

“he did his act three times every evening”

“she had a catchy little routine”

“it was one of the best numbers he ever did”

A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

According to established procedure.

Regular; habitual.

Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.

Found in the ordinary course of events

“a placid everyday scene”

“it was a routine day”

“there's nothing quite like a real … train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute”