flow chart

or 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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Origin of flow chart

First recorded in 1915–20

Also called flow diagram.

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Examples from the Web for flowchart

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
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

British Dictionary definitions for flowchart

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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