WordNet
n. a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" [syn: standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP]
Usage examples of "standard procedure".
It was standard procedure to let prisoners sweat for a while after they'd been captured, allow them to build up some anxiety.
As standard procedure, he would be making medical checks of as many outpost personnel as time allowed and, because he could not have any required supplies beamed down on demand, he had been forced to bring a broad general assortment and hope for the best.
Although the running water bit is almost standard procedure in Hollywood, it is apparently not overwhelmingly popular among suicides in real life.
It would take considerable time for the message to reach Starfleet, but it was standard procedure and he followed it.
In transporting Jews, standard procedure requires giving them some kind of reassuring story.
As was standard procedure, the Caller echoed the signal back to demonstrate that it had been received.
Hollowing out their interiors and extracting useful metals and minerals followed a standard procedure.