subroutine

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noun

A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

“Holonyms: routine, program, app, application”

Similar
functionprocedureroutinesubprogram
OriginEnglish routine ← French routine ← Latin sub- →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounsubroutine (plural subroutines)

plural subroutines

  1. computerA section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

    Holonyms: routine, program, app, application

    Synonyms: function, procedure

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

Similar
functionprocedure

More synonyms by meaning

nouna set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

Similar
routinesubprogramprocedurefunction
Broader
softwaresoftware programcomputer software
Also see
functionprocedureroutinesubproceduresubprogram

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Frenchroutine
  7. Englishroutine
  8. Englishsubroutine

From sub- + routine.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic دَالَّة, وَظِيفَة
  • دَالَّة (dālla)a section of code
  • وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa)a section of code
Bulgarian по́дпрограма
  • по́дпрограма (pódprograma)a section of code
Chinese Mandarin 子程序, 子例程
  • 子程序 (zǐchéngxù)a section of code
  • 子例程 (zǐlìchéng)a section of code
Czech podprogram
  • podprograma section of code
Dutch subprogramma
  • subprogrammaa section of code
Esperanto proceduro
  • proceduroa section of code
Estonian alamprogramm
  • alamprogramma section of code
Finnish aliohjelma, alirutiini
  • aliohjelmaa section of code
  • alirutiinia section of code
French fonction, procédure
  • fonctiona section of code
  • procédurea section of code
  • sous-routinea section of code
German Funktion, Subroutine
  • Funktiona section of code
  • Subroutinea section of code
  • Unterroutinea section of code
  • Prozedura section of code
  • Unterprogramma section of code
Greek διαδικασία, υπορουτίνα
  • διαδικασία (diadikasía)a section of code
  • υπορουτίνα (yporoutína)a section of code
  • υποπρόγραμμα (ypoprógramma)a section of code
Hebrew תת־שגרה
  • תת־שגרה (tat-shigrá)a section of code
Hungarian függvény
  • függvénya section of code
Icelandic undirforrit
  • undirforrita section of code
Italian sottoprogramma, subroutine
  • sottoprogrammaa section of code
  • subroutinea section of code
Japanese サブルーチン, 関数
  • サブルーチン (saburūchin)a section of code
  • 関数 (kansū)a section of code
Korean 함수, 서브루틴
  • 함수 (hamsu)a section of code
  • 서브루틴 (seobeurutin)a section of code
Polish podprogram
  • podprograma section of code
Portuguese sub-rotina
  • sub-rotinaa section of code
Romanian subrutină
  • subrutinăa section of code
Russian подпрогра́мма, фу́нкция
  • подпрогра́мма (podprográmma)a section of code
  • фу́нкция (fúnkcija)a section of code
  • процеду́ра (procedúra)a section of code
Slovak podprogram
  • podprograma section of code
Spanish subrutina
  • subrutinaa section of code
Swedish subrutin
  • subrutina section of code
Thai ซับรูทีน
  • ซับรูทีนa section of code
Turkish alt program, alt rutin
  • alt programa section of code
  • alt rutina section of code
  • alt yordama section of code
Ukrainian підпрогра́ма, фу́нкція
  • підпрогра́ма (pidprohráma)a section of code
  • фу́нкція (fúnkcija)a section of code
  • процеду́ра (procedúra)a section of code
Vietnamese chương trình con
  • chương trình cona section of code
Cite this entry
APA

subroutine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subroutine

MLA

“subroutine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subroutine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subroutine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subroutine.

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