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subprogram

American  
[suhb-proh-gram, -gruhm] / ˈsʌbˌproʊ græm, -grəm /

noun

Computers.
  1. procedure.


subprogram British  
/ ˈsʌbˌprəʊɡræm /

noun

  1. computing a part of a program that can be designed and tested independently

"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

Etymology

Origin of subprogram

First recorded in 1955–60

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Josh and I were drawn most to this subprogram during development.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2021

Subsequently, the large_sv_call subprogram in longranger-2.1.24 was used to find connection information for scaffolds in the T. urartu genome.

From Nature May 8, 2018

Deviations from this pattern, such as the formation of a neuronal precursor cell in part of the V5 cell lineage, hinted that each subprogram was also controlled by a specific genetic module.

From Nature Mar. 28, 2017

PacBio-BioNano hybrid scaffolds were identified using IrysView’s hybrid scaffold alignment subprogram.

From Nature Feb. 7, 2017

It is as if the criminal's dark brain were an extensive subprogram within the shining cranium of Donn Parker.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce

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