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Subroutine vs Subprogram - What's the difference?

subroutine | subprogram |

As nouns the difference between subroutine and subprogram

is that subroutine is (computer science) a section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task while subprogram is (computing) a program contained within a larger program.

subroutine

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Noun

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

    • subprogram

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A program contained within a larger program