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workflow

  • /ˈwɜːkfləʊ/ UK
  • /ˈwɝkfloʊ/ US

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From work + flow.

noun workflows

  1. The flowrate at which a flow of work takes place. streamline the workflow
  2. especially A process or procedure by which tasks are completed. It may be defined by a flowchart with actors, actions, results, decisions, and action paths.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: workload, cashflow, working, process, sequence, flow, dfd, flux, stream, flows, streams, pipeline, operation, routine, procedure, schedule

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noun The rate at which a flow of work takes place

한국어워크플로 wokeupeullo
日本語ワークフロー wākufurō
中文工作流 gōngzuòliú
Françaisworkflow
DeutschArbeitsablauf
Русскийпото́к рабо́т potók rabót, воркфлоу vorkflou

noun A process or procedure by which tasks are completed

日本語ワークフロー wākufurō
中文工作流程 gōngzuò liúchéng
हिन्दीकार्यप्रणाली kāryapraṇālī, कार्यपद्धति kāryapaddhati, कार्यविधि kāryavidhi
Françaisflux de travaux, workflow, flux de travail
DeutschArbeitsablauf
Italianoflusso di lavoro, procedura
Русскийтехнологи́ческий проце́сс texnologíčeskij procéss, рабо́чий проце́сс rabóčij procéss

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@misc{workflow_2026,
  title = {workflow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/workflow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}