flow chart

or flowchart

noun

1. Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
2. a graphic representation, using symbols interconnected with lines, of the successive steps in a procedure or system.

flow chart

noun

1. a diagrammatic representation of the sequence of operations or equipment in an industrial process, computer program, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of flow chart¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Precious, the character, played by Gabourey Sidibe is a flow-chart of human misery.

From The Daily Beast

Stan visualized the flow chart of the machine as he approached.

From Project Gutenberg