"flow chart" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flow charts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flow chart (plural flow charts)
  1. A schematic representation of how the different stages in a process are interconnected. Categories (topical): Visualization Synonyms: flow diagram, flow-chart, flowchart Derived forms: flowcharting Related terms: algorithm, pie chart, bar chart Translations (schematic representation of a process): vloeidiagram (Afrikaans), diagrama de flux [masculine] (Catalan), 流程圖 (Chinese Mandarin), 流程图 (liúchéngtú) (Chinese Mandarin), blokdiagram [neuter] (Danish), rutediagram [neuter] (Danish), flowdiagram [neuter] (Danish), stroomschema [neuter] (Dutch), fluskemo (Esperanto), stirflua diagramo (Esperanto), kulkukaavio (Finnish), vuokaavio (Finnish), organigramme [masculine] (French), algorigramme [masculine] (French), logigramme [masculine] (French), Flussdiagramm [neuter] (German), Programmablaufplan [masculine] (German), διάγραμμα ροής (diágramma roḯs) [neuter] (Greek), folyamatábra (Hungarian), flæðirit [neuter] (Icelandic), bagan alir (Indonesian), sreabhchlár [masculine] (Irish), diagramma di flusso (Italian), フローチャート (furōchāto) (Japanese), 流れ図 (nagarezu) (Japanese), carta alir (Malay), tūtohiripo (Maori), flytskjema (Norwegian Bokmål), flytskjema (Norwegian Nynorsk), schemat blokowy [masculine] (Polish), fluxograma [masculine] (Portuguese), diagrama de fluxo [masculine] (Portuguese), блок-схе́ма (blok-sxéma) [feminine] (Russian), diagrama de flujo [masculine] (Spanish), flödesschema [neuter] (Swedish), flödesdiagram (Swedish), akış diagramı (Turkish), akış şeması (Turkish), lưu đồ (Vietnamese)

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          "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "flowdiagram"
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      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
      "word": "fluskemo"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
      "word": "stirflua diagramo"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
      "word": "kulkukaavio"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
      "word": "vuokaavio"
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      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
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      "word": "Programmablaufplan"
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "word": "διάγραμμα ροής"
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      "word": "folyamatábra"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
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      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
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      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
      "word": "carta alir"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "schematic representation of a process",
      "word": "lưu đồ"
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