1. distinct or independent procedures, techniques, or approaches used to accomplish different objectives or handle different aspects of a task
The research team employed separate methods for data collection and analysis.
A equipe de pesquisa utilizou métodos separados para coleta e análise de dados.
2. in programming and software development, individual functions or procedures that perform specific operations independently
The developer created separate methods for user authentication and data validation.
O desenvolvedor criou métodos separados para autenticação de usuários e validação de dados.