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Subroutine vs Subprocedure - What's the difference?

subroutine | subprocedure | Synonyms |

Subprocedure is a synonym of subroutine.



In computer science terms the difference between subroutine and subprocedure

is that subroutine is a section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task while subprocedure is a procedure that can be called by higher-level procedures as part of their operation.

subroutine

English

Noun

(wikipedia subroutine) (en noun)
  • (computer science) A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

    • subprocedure

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia subprocedure) (en noun)
  • (computer science) A procedure that can be called by higher-level procedures as part of their operation.

    • Synonyms

    * subroutine