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subroutine

[ suhb-roo-teen ]
/ ˈsʌb ruˌtin /
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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).
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Origin of subroutine

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + routine

Words nearby subroutine

Subroc, subrogate, subrogation, sub rosa, subround, subroutine, sub-Saharan, subsample, subsatellite, subsc, subscapular
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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 spaceAlso called: procedure
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