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subprogram::noun | Spocien Dictionary
Examples of subprogram
subprogram
Usually placed at end of subprogram, where it returns execution control to the main program.
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A subprogram may have any number and nature of call sites.
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A recursive subprogram must be re-entrant.
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Another major contributor to the modern library concept came in the form of the subprogram innovation of FORTRAN.
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A subprogram with side effects may return different results each time it is called, even if it is called with the same arguments.
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An activation record typically has a return address that tells it where to pass control back to when the subprogram finishes.
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As nested calls accumulate, a call stack structure is formed, consisting of one activation record for each suspended subprogram.
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A closure is a subprogram together with the values of some of its variables captured from the environment in which it was created.
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Programming editors often permit one to select the name of a subprogram or variable, and then jump to its definition and back.
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- Routine: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
- In computer science, a subroutine (also called procedure, method, function, or routine) is a portion of code within a larger program that performs a specific task and is relatively independent of the remaining code.
- A general term describing specific activities within an agency program.
- A division of the program unit. Sub-programs are used to further define a program to assist management and citizenry in better assessing the costs of providing an identifiable service.
- (n.) a function subprogram or a subroutine subprogram. In Fortran 77 a block data program unit is also a subprogram.
- Part of the code which signifies the various operating functions within the university (e.g., instruction, administration, research). The alpha portion of the code. This portion of the code also indicates the agency for grant and contract funding sources. (See also Program.)
- A subprogram is either a procedure or a function. A procedure specifies a sequence of actions and is invoked by a procedure call statement. A function specifies a sequence of actions and also returns a value called the result, and so a function call is an expression. ...
- Acting as a part programming shortcut, a part program sequence that is called on as needed. Also called a subroutine.
- Subroutine or function.
