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Definition of subroutine noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

subroutine

noun

NAmE//ˈsʌbruˌtin//

(also subprogram

NAmE//ˈsʌbˌproʊɡræm//

) (computing)

a set of instructions that repeatedly perform a task within a program

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