What does 'procedure' mean?

[Rondy]

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #413 "System Development Life Cycle", question 1

As Russel Kay tells it, once ......... a time, software development consisted of a programmer writing code to solve a problem or automate a procedure.

(a) after
(b) at
(c) in
(d) upon

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #413 "System Development Life Cycle", answer 1

As Russel Kay tells it, once upon a time, software development consisted of a programmer writing code to solve a problem or automate a procedure.

Correct answer: (d) upon
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what mean proceduer

[Mister Micawber]

I suppose that this is meant: "Procedure, in Computer Programming, also called routine, subroutine, and function, is a section of a program that performs a specific task." It could also refer to an actual procedure in e.g. the making of a product.
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[Alan]

Hi English Learner,

Remember the way to ask a question: What does 'procedure' mean?

Alan
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