flow chart

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noun

Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.

a graphic representation, using symbols interconnected with lines, of the successive steps in a procedure or system.

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Also called flow diagram.

Origin of flow chart

First recorded in 1915–20

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How to use flow chart in a sentence

The contractor responsible for posting the flowchart, Shane Vander Hart, posted an apology on his personal blog.
Iowa GOP Fires Contractor Responsible For Facebook Post|Ben Jacobs|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The flowchart first asked if the person was white or not white.
Iowa GOP Posts Controversial Facebook Photo|Ben Jacobs|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Republican Party of Iowa briefly posted a controversial flowchart Friday night on the topic.
Iowa GOP Posts Controversial Facebook Photo|Ben Jacobs|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the flowchart was brought to the Republican Party of Iowa's attention, it was quickly removed from the Facebook page.
Iowa GOP Posts Controversial Facebook Photo|Ben Jacobs|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

These individual checklists are tied together in a broad flowchart that provides a sequential decision making pathway.
Sequential Problem Solving|Fredric Lozo

British Dictionary definitions for flow chart

flow chart

flow sheet

noun

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

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flow chart

or flowchart

Origin of flow chart

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British Dictionary definitions for flow chart

flow sheet