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subprogram

American

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

noun

Computers.

procedure.

subprogram British

/ ˈsʌbˌprəʊɡræm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of subprogram

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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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

Historical note: The jargon usage derives from glob, the name of a subprogram that expanded wildcards in archaic pre-Bourne versions of the Unix shell.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

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