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[[File:LampFlowchart.svg|thumb|right| A simple flowchart representing a process for dealing with a non-functioning [[Light fixture|lamp]].]] 

A '''flowchart''' is a type of [[diagram]] that represents a [[workflow]] or [[process]]. A flowchart can also be defined as a diagrammatic representation of an [[algorithm]], a step-by-step approach to solving a task.

The flowchart shows the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting the boxes with arrows. This diagrammatic representation illustrates a solution model to a given problem. Flowcharts are used in analyzing, designing, documenting or managing a process or program in various fields.<ref name="SSEV">[http://pascal.computer.org/sev_display/index.action SEVOCAB: Software Systems Engineering Vocabulary]. Term: ''Flow chart''. Retrieved 31 July 2008.</ref>