subroutine
[
suhb
-roo-teen]
/ˈsʌb ruˌtin/
noun
,
Computers.
1.
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).
Origin
1945-50;
sub-
+
routine
British Dictionary definitions for
subroutines
subroutine
/
ˈsʌbruːˌtiːn
/
noun
1.
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 space
Also called
procedure