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subroutine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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A subroutine is a part of a program that can be re-used, just like movable type.
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For the form of code consisting entirely of subroutine calls, see Threaded code.
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If a subroutine performs a tail call to itself, it is called tail-recursive.
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When a child learns something, it's brain's software changes or adds a new subroutine.
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Is there some subroutine in the model that injects random gas emissions in the atmosphere?
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The first, unit testing, tests a very small subroutine to see that it does what it should.
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Semantically many statements differ from subroutine calls by their handling of parameters.
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Usually an actual subroutine parameter is evaluated once before the subroutine is called.
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Forth uses two stacks, one for argument passing and one for subroutine return addresses.
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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 section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task. While it may be used at more than one point in a program, it need not be
- (Subroutines) Sections of code that perform activities or manipulate data but are not included in the main sequential execution path of a program.
- A named or otherwise accessible piece of program that can be invoked from elsewhere in the program in order to accomplish some sub-goal of the program. A subroutine is often parameterized to accomplish different but related things depending on its input arguments. ...
- A program unit which does not return any value through its name and has a number of arguments. It is permitted for a subroutine to change the values of its arguments. A subroutine can however have other tasks to perform, quite often related to input and output. ...
- A previously known algorithm used in another algorithm
- (n.) a procedure that is invoked by a CALL statement or by a defined assignment statement.
- A piece of a program that is "called" from another part of the program. Often a well-structured program will consist of a short main routine that calls many subroutines to do the work.
