Free Translator Free Translator
Translators Dictionaries Courses Other
Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Subroutine   Listen
Subroutine

noun
1.
A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program.  Synonyms: function, procedure, routine, subprogram.



Related search:
subroutine library


WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Subroutine" Quotes from Famous Books



... disable a portion of something, as a wire from a computer or a subroutine from a program. A standard slogan is "When in doubt, dike it out". (The implication is that it is usually more effective to attack software problems by reducing complexity than by increasing it.) The word 'dikes' is widely used among mechanics and engineers to mean 'diagonal cutters', ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0


Copyright © 2024 Free-Translator.com