Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A set of instructions that performs a specific task for a main routine, requiring direction back to the proper place in the main routine on completion of the task.
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- noun computer science A section of
code , called by the main body of aprogram , that implements a task. While it may be used at more than one point in a program, it need not be.
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- noun a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
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Examples
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Either way, by the time you call a subroutine, it ought to be compiled.
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& my_sub passes on the contents of @_ to the called subroutine sub first {& second}; sub second {print @_}; first ( 'some', 'random', 'data');
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I was to call his subroutine, and let that do some processing.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Clive Crook (at The Atlantic) on “ClimateGate” 2009
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I was to call his subroutine, and let that do some processing.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Clive Crook (at The Atlantic) on “ClimateGate” 2009
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When I can call a subroutine of infinite parameter,
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However there are also "remote procedure call" systems that allow a program to call a subroutine that will run on another computer.
The Hiss Case: Another Exchange! Irons, Peter H. 1976
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I would like to close (unload or hide) all forms except one Form2, which calls the subroutine to do this.
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We can then call a subroutine if a branch was triggered, remove data from the buffer, and signal the engine that it can proceed. offs = this. response.
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I copied and pasted, and looked up ssadd, which I had never used before. the code you showed has nothing I see to evoke a layer command to fail with a layer error message. however, it looks like you have (tp) defined as a subroutine, maybe in a setup generic subroutine.
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I copied and pasted, and looked up ssadd, which I had never used before. the code you showed has nothing I see to evoke a layer command to fail with a layer error message. however, it looks like you have (tp) defined as a subroutine, maybe in a setup generic subroutine.
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