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best practice noun

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Definition

a working method, or set of working methods, which is officially accepted as being the best to use in a particular business or industry, usually described formally and in detail
to develop a model for best practice in medicine/electronic commerce
a best-practice policy/programme

(Definition of best practice noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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