ALL meanings of subroutine
sub·rou·tine
S s - noun subroutine an instruction sequence in a machine or assembly language program that can be prewritten and referred to as often as needed. Compare procedure (def 4a). 1
- noun subroutine computer code for a function 1
- noun subroutine a section of a computer program that is stored only once but can be used when required at several different points in the program, thus saving space 0
- noun subroutine a set of instructions, appearing once within a computer program but available for repeated use, for performing a specific task 0