English Dictionary
subroutine
n : a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
[syn: {routine}, {subprogram}, {procedure}, {function}]
English Computing Dictionary
stubroutine
/stuhb'roo-teen/ [contraction of "stub subroutine"] Tiny,
often vacuous placeholder for a {subroutine} that is to be
written or fleshed out later.
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