flowchart vs flow chart

Both 'flowchart' and 'flow chart' are correct, but 'flowchart' is more commonly used as a single word in technical contexts. 'Flow chart' is also acceptable and more common when used as two separate words in general writing.

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flowchart

This is a correct term commonly used in technical contexts.

It is used to refer to a diagram that represents a process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting them with arrows.

Examples:

I created a flowchart to illustrate the workflow of the project.
The flowchart helped us identify bottlenecks in the process.

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It's like a flowchart for people who don't know what firearms do.
Substances, mixtures and articles of this class are classified as an unstable explosive on the basis of the flowchart in Figure 2.1.2.
I've distilled its essence into a simple flowchart that would guide me through the process.
Description of the procedure (including flowchart) to comply with the obligation to report irregularities in accordance with article 55 of Regulation (EC) No 498/2007
System structure (general information and flowchart showing the organisational relationship between the bodies involved in the management and control system)
Description of the procedure (including flowchart) to comply with the obligation to report irregularities to the Commission in accordance with Article 28.
Description of the information system including flowchart (central or common network system or decentralised system with links between the systems)
description of the procedures by which applications for reimbursement are received, verified, and validated, and by which payments to beneficiaries are authorised, executed and accounted for (including flowchart indicating all bodies involved)
FLOWCHART OF STATISTICAL DATA INPUT CATEGORIES UNDER ARTICLE 54(2)
Changes made to the flowchart should be mirrored in the second part of Annex II to Implementing Decision 2012/707/EU, containing the detailed instructions.
In order to clarify this issue the layout of the flowchart should be changed. To emphasise this further, the title of input category 'toxicity and other safety testing required by legislation' should be changed to 'testing by legislation'.
But you can stick that in your flowchart.
And by the way, your flowchart needs work.
Annex - Simplified flowchart showing collection and monitoring of catch data
& kivio; is the & koffice; flowchart and diagram creation tool.
Did you check off your module on the flowchart?
Don't you remember your Brangelina flowchart with the arrows and Billy Bob and Timothy hutton?
Decision flowchart for the procedure referred to in point 3.1.1(a) of the Annex
& kivio; (a flowchart application)
The overall decisional flowchart of the procedure is shown in Appendix 2, where positive and negative decisional arrows correspond respectively to a 'passed' and a 'failed' result of the different assessment steps.

Alternatives:

process diagram
workflow chart
sequential diagram
process flowchart
system flowchart

flow chart

This is also correct, especially when used as two separate words in general writing.

It can be used interchangeably with 'flowchart' to refer to a diagram representing a process.