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subroutine.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

A program component that performs a defined task and can be invoked from other parts of a program.

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a repeated task encoded once; a diagnostic step called by a controller; a program’s internal component distinguished from a whole application

Words that belong together

  • call a subroutine
  • a diagnostic subroutine

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The controller called a diagnostic subroutine before reopening the valve.
An error in the subroutine propagated through every procedure that reused it.

Nearby words

callable routineprocedure

Related words

routinecallable procedurefunction (terminology varies)
Word forms
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subroutine

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Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular subroutine; plural subroutines. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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