Procedural may refer to: * Procedural generation, a term used in computer graphics applications *

Procedural knowledge Procedural knowledge (also known as Know-how, knowing-how, and sometimes referred to as practical knowledge, imperative knowledge, or performative knowledge) is the knowledge exercised in the performance of some task. Unlike descriptive knowledge ( ...

, the knowledge exercised in the performance of some task * Procedural law, a legal concept *

Procedural memory Procedural memory is a type of implicit memory (unconscious, long-term memory) which aids the performance of particular types of tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences. Procedural memory guides the processes we perform, ...

, a cognitive science concept * Procedural programming, a computer programming concept *

Procedural (genre) Procedural may refer to: *Procedural generation, a term used in computer graphics applications *Procedural knowledge, the knowledge exercised in the performance of some task *Procedural law, a legal concept * Procedural memory, a cognitive science ...

, a type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail. For example: **

Police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eith ...

, a subgenre of detective fiction **

Procedural drama A procedural or procedural drama is a cross-genre type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail. A documentary film may also be written in a procedural style to heighten narrative interest. Television pro ...

, a genre of television programming *

Procedural democracy Procedural democracy or proceduralist democracy or proceduralism is a term used to denote the particular procedures, such as regular elections based on universal suffrage, that produce an electorally-legitimated government. Procedural democracy, ...

, a democracy focussing on (electoral) procedures

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