A graphical representation of the steps in a process. Flowcharts are drawn to better understand processes. One of the “seven tools of quality” (see listing).

a visual way of representing a task or procedure, traditionally used by programmers to visualize the flow within their programs. Steps of a process are represented in boxes and flow is represented by [..]

A graphical representation in which symbols are used to represent such things as operations, data, flow direction, and equipment, for the definition, analysis, or solution of a problem. Synonym flow diagram.  

A diagram showing the complete series of steps in a process, such as a computer program, or the sequence in which the components of a system function, usually in the form of symbols of varying shape, [..]

(n) a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system

See Process Flowchart

A flow chart is a type of diagram representing a process using different symbols containing information about steps or a sequence of events. Each of these symbols is linked with arrows to illustrate t [..]

A graphic representation of an algorithm, often used in the design phase of programming to work out the logical flow of a program. freeware

A chart used primarily in developing software systems and data processing systems. The chart documents the flow and storage of data and the decision points. Additionally, within Decision Analyst, flow [..]

An analysis model that shows the processing steps and decision points in the logic of a process or of a program.