subroutine

[ suhb-roo-teen ]

nounComputers.

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 of subroutine

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + routine

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How to use subroutine in a sentence

These routines include various format print outs, paper tape and magnetic tape read in programs, and display subroutines.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) | Digital Equipment Corporation
A set of subroutines are provided with the PDP-3 to perform floating point arithmetic.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) | Digital Equipment Corporation
The subroutines are called with one operand in the accumulator.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) | Digital Equipment Corporation

British Dictionary definitions for subroutine

subroutine

/ (ˈsʌbruːˌtiːn) /

noun

a section of a computer program that is stored only once but can be used when required at several different points in the program, thus saving space: Also called: procedure

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