modus operandi
noun
[ ˌməʊdəs ɒpəˈrandiː ]
• a particular way or method of doing something.
• "every killer has his own special modus operandi"
Similar:
method of working,
method,
way,
MO,
manner,
technique,
style,
procedure,
approach,
course of action,
plan of action,
methodology,
mode,
fashion,
process,
means,
strategy,
plan,
formula,
recipe,
practice,
praxis,
Origin:
Latin, literally ‘way of operating’.
