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    A practice refers to a way that something is done.

    Practice is also something that is done with the deliberate aim of learning.

    Most commonly, practice is the act of repeating something over and over for the purpose of learning and gaining experience, as in the phrase "practice makes perfect". Playing a musical instrument well takes great practice, for example.

    In British English, the verb form of this is "to practise". The noun form everywhere, and the verb form in American English is always spelled "practice".


        Practice
            Work practices
            Social practices
            Practice and Practise
            See also

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    Work practices

    Work practices are ways of structuring that are things one must do, or ways in which something is done. They are not implemented by technologies, but are usually conceived by intelligent humans, though not necessarily. In contrast technologies are things that one can usually buy.

    Examples of work practices include

    In software engineering, work practices include

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    Social practices

    Social practices are related to customs for how various people enact various works or events.

    Practices are also related to custom as used in the legal phrase "customs and practices" to refer to how people customarily conduct their business.

    The article "diffusion (anthropology)" discusses how social practices spread from culture to culture. Diffusion of innovations theory examines the factors that spur adoption or rejection of new social practices.

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    Practice and Practise

    Practice can be used in two different ways, one as a noun (practice) such as a doctor's practice or 2, as a verb (practise). Examples of this include practising an instrument, or practising a religion.




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