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called routine

[′kȯld rü‚tēn]
(computer science)
A subroutine that is accessed by a call or branch instruction in a computer program.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

called routine

In programming, a program subroutine that performs a task and is accessed by a call or branch instruction in the program.
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