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Definitions for standard operating procedure
stan·dard oper·at·ing pro·ce·dure

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP, standard procedurenoun

    a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely

    "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"

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  1. standard operating procedure

    A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a set of step-by-step instructions or guidelines created by an organization to help workers carry out complex routine operations, aiming to achieve efficiency, quality output, and uniformity of performance while reducing miscommunication and failure to comply with industry regulations.

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  1. Standard Operating Procedure

    Standard Operating Procedure is a 2008 documentary film which explores the meaning of the photographs taken by U.S. military police at the Abu Ghraib prison in late 2003, the content of which revealed the torture and abuse of its prisoners by U.S. soldiers and subsequently resulted in a public scandal. The film was directed by Errol Morris. Commenting on the relationship of his film to the notorious photographs, Morris has said his intent was "…not to say that these 'bad apples' were blameless… but… to say that they were scapegoats. It was easy to blame them because, after all, they were in the photographs… Photographs don’t tell us who the real culprits might be… They can also serve as a coverup, they can misdirect us… Photographs reveal and conceal, serve as [both] exposé and coverup".

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. standard operating procedure

    A set of instructions covering those features of operations which lend themselves to a definite or standardized procedure without loss of effectiveness. The procedure is applicable unless ordered otherwise. Also called SOP.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of standard operating procedure in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of standard operating procedure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of standard operating procedure in a Sentence

  1. White House:

    As is standard operating procedure for a new president, the White House Medical Unit took possession of the president's medical records.

  2. David Baldwin:

    Now theyre pretty much integrated into our standard operating procedure for response because theyre so useful both for fire mapping and for damage assessment.

  3. Sal Muoio:

    They absolutely should have this, i always thought that was standard operating procedure for companies that have the CEO as chairman.

  4. Ryan Moy:

    It’s not standard operating procedure. When you go to turf grad school, you don’t learn any tips and tricks about how to grow grass in January or February in Minnesota.

  5. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush:

    Not surprised that the Clinton operatives would suggest that, that's kind of standard operating procedure.


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  • procedimiento operativo estándarSpanish

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