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subroutine definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1948 a subordinate routine; specifically a sequence of computer instructions for performing a specified task that can be used repeatedly

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Computing a routine designed to perform a frequently used operation within a program.