Phrase guide

flow chart

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A schematic representation of how the different stages in a process are interconnected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flow diagram

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flowchart, flow diagram, flow sheet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: multidimensional language

History

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vloeidiagram — schematic representation of a process
  • Catalan: diagrama de flux — schematic representation of a process
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流程圖 /流程图 (liúchéngtú) — schematic representation of a process
  • Danish: blokdiagram — schematic representation of a process
  • Danish: rutediagram — schematic representation of a process
  • Danish: flowdiagram — schematic representation of a process
  • Dutch: stroomschema — schematic representation of a process
  • Esperanto: fluskemo — schematic representation of a process
  • Esperanto: stirflua diagramo — schematic representation of a process
  • Finnish: kulkukaavio — schematic representation of a process
  • Finnish: vuokaavio — schematic representation of a process
  • French: organigramme — schematic representation of a process
  • French: algorigramme — schematic representation of a process
  • French: logigramme — schematic representation of a process
  • Georgian: ბლოკ-სქემა (bloḳ-skema) — schematic representation of a process
  • Georgian: ბლოკ-დიაგრამა (bloḳ-diagrama) — schematic representation of a process
  • German: Flussdiagramm — schematic representation of a process
  • German: Programmablaufplan — schematic representation of a process
  • Greek: διάγραμμα ροής (diágramma roḯs) — schematic representation of a process
  • Hungarian: folyamatábra — schematic representation of a process
  • Icelandic: flæðirit — schematic representation of a process
  • Indonesian: bagan alir — schematic representation of a process
  • Irish: sreabhchlár — schematic representation of a process
  • Italian: diagramma di flusso — schematic representation of a process
  • Japanese: フローチャート (furōchāto) — schematic representation of a process
  • Japanese: 流れ図 (nagarezu) — schematic representation of a process
  • Korean: 플로 차트 (peullo chateu) — schematic representation of a process
  • Korean: 순서도 (sunseodo) — schematic representation of a process
  • Korean: 흐름도 (heureumdo) — schematic representation of a process
  • Malay: carta alir — schematic representation of a process
  • Māori: tūtohiripo — schematic representation of a process
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flytskjema — schematic representation of a process
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flytskjema — schematic representation of a process
  • Polish: schemat blokowy — schematic representation of a process
  • Portuguese: fluxograma — schematic representation of a process
  • Portuguese: diagrama de fluxo — schematic representation of a process
  • Russian: блок-схе́ма (blok-sxéma) — schematic representation of a process
  • Spanish: diagrama de flujo — schematic representation of a process
  • Swedish: flödesschema — schematic representation of a process
  • Swedish: flödesdiagram — schematic representation of a process
  • Turkish: akış diagramı — schematic representation of a process
  • Turkish: akış şeması — schematic representation of a process
  • Vietnamese: lưu đồ — schematic representation of a process