routine

1. a set of predefined actions.
2. a lesser part of a great programming whole. syn. subroutine

1. He went through his routine every morning.
2. The routine was set, and the program needed to be tested.

by Master Quark March 29, 2005

function

1. a tag that is programmer defined within a program to be used again later in the program.
2. syn. subroutine

1. The programmer made a function to display text.

by Master Quark March 29, 2005

subroutine

a lesser part of a greater programming whole; a fixed sequence of steps within a program. see also routine function

The subroutines were correct; something else was wrong with the program.

by Master Quark March 29, 2005