crosscut vs procedure

crosscut

noun
  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

verb
  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

procedure

noun
  • A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end. 

  • A particular method for performing a task. 

  • The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding. 

  • A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value. 

  • A surgical operation. 

  • The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks. 

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