WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stand′ard op′erating proce′dure, 
  1. a set of fixed instructions or steps for carrying out usually routine operations. Abbr.: SOP  Also called standing operating procedure. 
  • 1950–55

'standard operating procedure' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
SOP - fail-safe - sop - standing operating procedure - standing order

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