ETYM Latin modus a measure, due or proper measure, bound, manner, form; akin to Eng. mete: cf. French mode. Related to Mete, Commodious, Mood in grammar, Modus.
(Homonym: mowed).
1. Any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave; SYN. musical mode.
2. The most frequent value of a random variable.

ETYM Latin operatio: cf. French opération.
1. A process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; SYN. procedure.
2. An act or process or manner of functioning or operating:; SYN. functioning, performance.
3. The state of being in effect or being operative.
4. A therapeutic procedure with instruments to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; SYN. surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgery.
5. A business especially one run on a large scale; they paid taxes on every stage of the operatiothey had to consolidate their operationsthe biggest police operation in French historrunning a restaurant is quite an operatioconsolidate the companies various operationsit was a joint operation of the navy and air forceit can perform millions of operations per second. + prikaži više

ETYM French procédure. Related to Proceed.
In computing, a small part of a computer program, which performs a specific task, such as clearing the screen or sorting a file. In some programming languages there is an overlap between procedures, functions, and subroutines. Careful use of procedures is an element of structured programming. A procedural language, such as BASIC, is one in which the programmer describes a task in terms of how it is to be done, as opposed to a declarative language, such as PROLOG, in which it is described in terms of the required result. See programming.
1. A mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings.
2. A particular course of action intended to achieve a results; SYN. process. + prikaži više

ETYM French.
A practical method or art applied to some particular task.

ETYM Cf. French traitement. Related to Treat.
1. A manner of dealing with something artistically.
2. Care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury.
3. The management of someone or something; or; SYN. handling.