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subroutine definition

sub·rou·tine (sub′ro̵̅o̅ tēn′)

noun

a set of instructions, appearing once within a computer program but available for repeated use, for performing a specific task

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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