SUBROUTINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subroutine mean? 

• SUBROUTINE (noun)
  The noun SUBROUTINE has 1 sense:

1. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

  Familiarity information: SUBROUTINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBROUTINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

function; procedure; routine; subprogram; subroutine

Hypernyms ("subroutine" is a kind of...):

computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system ((computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "subroutine"):

cataloged procedure (a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name)

contingency procedure (an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises)

library routine (a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library)

random number generator (a routine designed to yield a random number)

recursive routine (a routine that can call itself)

reusable routine (a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly)

executive routine; supervisory routine (a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines)

tracing routine (a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program)

service routine; utility routine (a routine that can be used as needed)

Holonyms ("subroutine" is a part of...):

computer program; computer programme; program; programme ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute)