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subroutine

[ suhb-roo-teen ]

noun

Computers.
  1. 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 ).


subroutine

/ ˈʌːˌپː /

noun

  1. 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 calledprocedure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of subroutine1

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + routine
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And yes, I now fear that some distant corporate subroutine will begin inundating me with ads for dating sites.

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The building of organs and structures, Lewis concluded, is encoded by master-regulatory “effector” genes that work like autonomous units or subroutines.

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We meet “Sylv.ie” fresh out of the box, so to speak, as she boots up and runs through the imprinting subroutines that accommodate her to the purchaser Husband.

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Electronic systems make it too easy to add a subroutine that asks clinicians to collect just a little more data.

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The course also shows you how to define and manage variables, set up subroutines and even create functions — you'll also explore the PivotTable object and basic approaches to utilizing it.

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