HyperDic: contingency_procedure

English > 1 sense of the expression *contingency procedure*:
NOUN	communication	contingency procedure	an alternative to the normal procedure

English > *contingency procedure*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	An alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises.
Broader	routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function	A set sequence of steps, part of larger / larger computer program