workflow

noun
/ˈwɜːkfləʊ/UK/ˈwɝkfloʊ/US

Etymology

From work + flow.

  1. derived from *plōw-
  2. inherited from *flōaną — “to flow
  3. inherited from *flōan
  4. inherited from flōwan — “to flow
  5. inherited from flowen
  6. compounded as workflow — “work + flow

Definitions

  1. The flowrate at which a flow of work takes place.

    • streamline the workflow
    • optimize the workflow
    • workflow management
  2. A process or procedure by which tasks are completed. It may be defined by a flowchart…

    A process or procedure by which tasks are completed. It may be defined by a flowchart with actors, actions, results, decisions, and action paths.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for workflow. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA