Definition of subroutine in English:
subroutine
noun ˈsʌbruːtiːnˈsəbruˌtin
Computing A set of instructions designed to perform a frequently used operation within a program.
Example sentencesExamples
- Component scripts normally inherit a set of subroutines from a generic component.
- In order to do so, however, we must have the ability to perform remote procedure calls, such that a web application on one computer can invoke a subroutine or object method on another computer.
- A unit test would directly call the subroutine I want to test, and it would rely as little as possible on other subroutines in the program.
- A number of modules or subroutines are normally specified in the program, and the ways these can interact is also specified.
- Database triggers fired off subroutines sending demands through electronic commerce, known as EDI, instructing each customer to pay back their loans in full.
Definition of subroutine in US English:
subroutine
nounˈsəbro͞oˌtēnˈsəbruˌtin
Computing A set of instructions designed to perform a frequently used operation within a program.
Example sentencesExamples
- A number of modules or subroutines are normally specified in the program, and the ways these can interact is also specified.
- A unit test would directly call the subroutine I want to test, and it would rely as little as possible on other subroutines in the program.
- Database triggers fired off subroutines sending demands through electronic commerce, known as EDI, instructing each customer to pay back their loans in full.
- In order to do so, however, we must have the ability to perform remote procedure calls, such that a web application on one computer can invoke a subroutine or object method on another computer.
- Component scripts normally inherit a set of subroutines from a generic component.