flow chart
or flow·chart
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
Words nearby flow chart
flourishing, floury, flout, flow, flow breccia, flow chart, flow cleavage, flow country, flow sheet, flow-on, flowage
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Example sentences from the Web for flowchart
The contractor responsible for posting the flowchart, Shane Vander Hart, posted an apology on his personal blog.
After the flowchart was brought to the Republican Party of Iowa's attention, it was quickly removed from the Facebook page.
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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