Procedure
Part of speech: noun
Definition: 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. The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding. A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task.
Example sentence: You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing.
Operation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The method by which a device performs its function.The method or practice by which actions are done.A planned undertaking.A business or organization.a surgical procedure.a procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands; the value for any particular operands is unique)a military campaign (w:Operation Desert Storm)
Example sentence: Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.