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subroutines

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sub⋅rou⋅tine

  [suhb-roo-teen]
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–noun Computers.
an instruction sequence in a machine or assembly language program that can be prewritten and referred to as often as needed. Compare procedure (def. 4a).
Origin:
1945–50; sub- + routine
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sub·rou·tine   (sŭb'rōō-tēn')   
n.   Computer Science
A set of instructions that performs a specific task for a main routine, requiring direction back to the proper place in the main routine on completion of the task.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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