1. An actual or genuine process, method, or course of action as opposed to a theoretical or simulated one
The real procedure for handling complaints involves multiple steps of verification.
O procedimento real para lidar com reclamações envolve múltiplas etapas de verificação.
2. In legal or administrative contexts, the actual established process that must be followed in practice
The real procedure differs from what is written in the manual.
O procedimento real difere do que está escrito no manual.
3. In computing or technical fields, an actual implemented process rather than a theoretical algorithm
The real procedure executes faster than the initial proposal suggested.
O procedimento real executa mais rápido do que a proposta inicial sugeriu.