noun

1. A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.

2. A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.

   “Connie was completely robotic and emotionless by age 12; her entire life had become one big routine.”

3. A set piece of an entertainer's act.

   “stand-up comedy routine”

Synonyms: function, procedure, subroutine, rut

adjective

1. According to established procedure.

2. Regular; habitual.

3. Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.