subprogram

[suhb-proh-gram, -gruh m] /ˈsʌbˌproʊ græm, -grəm/
noun, Computers.
1.
procedure (def 4b).
Origin
1955-60
Examples from the web for subprogram
  • Designation of main propulsion system of the next-generation long-range strike bomber aircraft as major subprogram.
  • The client stub is the local subprogram via which the server subprogram is called.
British Dictionary definitions for subprogram

subprogram

/ˈsʌbˌprəʊɡræm/
noun
1.
(computing) a part of a program that can be designed and tested independently