Procedureel

Procedureel is a Dutch adjective meaning related to procedure or the way a process is carried out. It is used across domains to describe things that are step-by-step, methodical, or process-oriented. The term is derived from procedure and follows the same semantic pattern as the English adjective procedural.

In law, procedureel recht refers to procedural law, the branch of law that governs the conduct of legal proceedings. It focuses on rules for how cases are processed, including jurisdiction, evidence, filing, and court procedures, rather than on the substantive merits of a case.

In computer science and software development, procedureel is used to describe approaches that organize work around procedures or routines. Procedureel programmereren, or procedural programming, structures programs as a sequence of instructions and calls to procedures. Procedureel generation describes the automatic creation of content by algorithms, such as textures, environments, or levels in games, rather than manual, handcrafted design.

Outside law and computing, procedureel can appear in discussions of workflows, quality assurance, or other domains where process formalization is emphasized. The term helps distinguish process-oriented aspects from substantive or content-related ones.

Notes: The English equivalent is procedural. In Dutch, procedureel is a stable spelling used in formal and technical contexts; compound forms and hyphenation may vary with grammar and style guides. Overall, procedureel signals a focus on the methods, rules, and sequences governing how something is done rather than the end result itself.