Rou*tine" (?), n. [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.] 1. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.

2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.

Rou*tine" (?), n. [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.] 1. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.

2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.

• A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure
  
• A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically
  
• A set piece of an entertainer's act
  
• (computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine
  
• According to established procedure
  
• Regular; habitual
  
• Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others