A set of instructions designed to perform a frequently used operation within a program.
〔计算机〕子程序；子例行程序
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.
〔计算机〕子程序；子例行程序
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.