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.
Also called flow diagram.

Origin of flow chart

First recorded in 1915–20

Example sentences from the Web for flow chart

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

    Imagining Precious |David Kaufman |October 18, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

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