SUPERVISORY ROUTINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does supervisory routine mean? 

• SUPERVISORY ROUTINE (noun)
  The noun SUPERVISORY ROUTINE has 1 sense:

1. a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines

  Familiarity information: SUPERVISORY ROUTINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPERVISORY ROUTINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

executive routine; supervisory routine

Hypernyms ("supervisory routine" is a kind of...):

function; procedure; routine; subprogram; subroutine (a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program)

Holonyms ("supervisory routine" is a part of...):

executive program; supervisor; supervisory program (a program that controls the execution of other programs)