Function vs. Procedure — What's the Difference?

An activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing

An established or official way of doing something

A relation or expression involving one or more variables

A manner of proceeding; a way of performing or effecting something

A thing dependent on another factor or factors

A series of steps taken to accomplish an end

A large or formal social event or ceremony

(Computers) A set of instructions that performs a specific task; a subroutine or function.

Work or operate in a proper or particular way

A set of established forms or methods for conducting the affairs of an organized body such as a business, club, or government.

A person's role or occupation

(Law) The set of rules under which litigation is conducted, especially in contrast to the set of substantive legal principles that determine the merits of legal controversies and disputes.

(Biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part

A particular method for performing a task.

(Computers) A procedure within an application.

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

An official ceremony or a formal social occasion

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

Something closely related to another thing and dependent on it for its existence, value, or significance

The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.

A variable so related to another that for each value assumed by one there is a value determined for the other.

(obsolete) That which results; issue; product.

A rule of correspondence between two sets such that there is exactly one element in the second set assigned to each element in the first set. Also called mapping.

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

To have or perform a function; serve

(medicine) A surgical operation.

To deal with or overcome the challenges of everyday life

The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward; progress; process; operation; conduct.

What something does or is used for.

A step taken; an act performed; a proceeding; the steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.

A professional or official position.

That which results; issue; product.

An official or social occasion.

A particular course of action intended to achieve a result;

Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.

A process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work;

A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.

A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

(mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain. Category:en:Functions

A mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

(computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.

(biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.

(chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.

(anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.

(intransitive) To have a function.

(intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.

The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; performance.

The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap, roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the body.

The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an energy of some determinate kind.

The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession.

A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x2, 3x, Log. x, and Sin. x, are all functions of x.

A religious ceremony, esp. one particularly impressive and elaborate.

A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or entertainment, esp. one somewhat formal.

To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular or appointed business.

A mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set

What something is used for;

The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;

A relation such that one thing is dependent on another;

A formal or official social gathering or ceremony;

A vaguely specified social event;

A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

Perform as expected when applied;

Serve a purpose, role, or function;

Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function;