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flow chart

also flow·chart (flō′chärt′)
n.
A schematic representation of a sequence of operations, as in a manufacturing process or computer program. Also called flow diagram, flow sheet.
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flowchart

(ˈfləʊˌtʃɑːt) or

flow sheet

n
(General Engineering) a diagrammatic representation of the sequence of operations or equipment in an industrial process, computer program, etc
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Noun1.flowchart - a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting systemflowchart - a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
multidimensional language - a programming language whose expressions are assembled in more than one dimension
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When the fraud began to unravel, McKeown was allegedly approached to take the rap and a flowchart produced explaining what he had to do and say.
An oral-care assessment flowchart (see below) was created as a result of the focus group and in consultation with the dental department, intensive care unit, palliative care and speech and language therapy service.
The groov EPIC edge programmable industrial controller now includes international standard IEC 61131-3 programming options in addition to the existing flowchart and custom user-written options.
(2) However, in order to deal with this hypothesis, this text will problematize the concrete steps for a historian bot to be successfully functional, and, at the end of the text we will show a complete flowchart and an item, entitled "The Algorithm", entirely dedicated to explain the technical steps of the bot.
In addition to the SECG, FDA also updated their Registration of Food Facilities webpage to include a flowchart meant to help facilities determine if they are considered a retail food establishment, which would mean that they are exempt from food facility registration requirements and not required to register.
4-H'ers learned how to flowchart their ideas and turn the flowcharts into programs that utilized a wide variety of sensors.
Officials of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) presented a flowchart covering details of Sharifs' assets before the judge, saying their assets have increased exponentially.
A flowchart uses words and pictures to show a step-by-step process that has more than one possible outcome.
Use this flowchart to see the different steps in the process.
This Note proposes the creation of flowchart verdict sheets as a prophylactic against juror confusion.
It produced photos of the confiscated weapons and cash and a flowchart of the Hamas operatives questioned.