Subroutine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌbɹuːtˌiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌbɹuːtˌiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌbɹuːtˌiːn/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌbɹuːtˌiːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

function procedure routine subprogram

Word Forms

procedural

adjective

of or relating to procedure

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

sous-programme

une séquence définie d'étapes, faisant partie d'un programme informatique plus vaste

🇪🇸Spanish

subrutina

una secuencia establecida de pasos, parte de un programa informático más amplio

🇮🇹Italian

sottoprogramma

una sequenza prestabilita di passaggi, parte di un programma informatico più ampio

🇵🇹Portuguese

sub-rotina

uma sequência definida de etapas, parte de um programa de computador maior

🇷🇺Russian

подпрограмма

установленная последовательность шагов, часть более крупной компьютерной программы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सबरूटीन

चरणों का एक निर्धारित क्रम, बड़े कंप्यूटर प्रोग्राम का हिस्सा

🇧🇩Bengali

সাবরুটিন

ধাপের একটি সেট ক্রম, বড় কম্পিউটার প্রোগ্রামের অংশ

🇮🇳Telugu

సబ్‌రొటీన్

పెద్ద కంప్యూటర్ ప్రోగ్రామ్‌లో భాగం, దశల సమితి

🇮🇳Marathi

उपनियम

पायऱ्यांचा एक संच क्रम, मोठ्या संगणक प्रोग्रामचा भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

સબરૂટિન

પગલાંઓનો સમૂહ ક્રમ, મોટા કમ્પ્યુટર પ્રોગ્રામનો ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಬ್ರುಟೀನ್

ಹಂತಗಳ ಒಂದು ಸೆಟ್ ಅನುಕ್ರಮ, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಪ್ರೋಗ್ರಾಂನ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സബ്റൂട്ടീൻ

വലിയ കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ പ്രോഗ്രാമിൻ്റെ ഭാഗമായ ഒരു കൂട്ടം ഘട്ടങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਬਰੂਟੀਨ

ਕਦਮਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੈੱਟ ਕ੍ਰਮ, ਵੱਡੇ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਦਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سب روٹین

اقدامات کا ایک سیٹ ترتیب، بڑے کمپیوٹر پروگرام کا حصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

子程序

一组步骤序列，较大计算机程序的一部分

🇯🇵Japanese

サブルーチン

設定された一連のステップ、より大きなコンピュータープログラムの一部

🇰🇷Korean

서브루틴

더 큰 컴퓨터 프로그램의 일부인 일련의 단계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chương trình con

một chuỗi các bước đã được thiết lập, một phần của chương trình máy tính lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

รูทีนย่อย

ชุดลำดับขั้นตอนซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของโปรแกรมคอมพิวเตอร์ขนาดใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

subrutin

serangkaian langkah-langkah, bagian dari program komputer yang lebih besar

🇲🇾Malay

subrutin

satu set urutan langkah, sebahagian daripada program komputer yang lebih besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

روتين فرعي

سلسلة محددة من الخطوات، جزء من برنامج كمبيوتر أكبر

🇮🇷Persian

زیر برنامه

مجموعه ای از مراحل، بخشی از برنامه کامپیوتری بزرگتر

🇹🇷Turkish

alt program

daha büyük bir bilgisayar programının parçası olan bir dizi adım

🇮🇱Hebrew

תת שגרה

רצף מוגדר של שלבים, חלק מתוכנית מחשב גדולה יותר

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The primary meaning of 'subroutine' is 'a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program'.

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