subroutine

sequence of instructions that can be called from other points in a computer program
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subroutine

Summary

subroutine is a Q138877012[1]. subroutine has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • subroutine's instance of is recorded as Q138877012[3].
  • subroutine's instance of is recorded as computer science term[4].
  • subroutine's depicts is recorded as function[5].
  • subroutine's GND ID is recorded as 4253859-2[6].
  • subroutine's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85129527[7].
  • subroutine's subclass of is recorded as routine[8].
  • subroutine's subclass of is recorded as control flow[9].
  • subroutine's subclass of is recorded as language construct[10].
  • subroutine's part of is recorded as computer program[11].
  • subroutine's has part is recorded as parameter[12].
  • subroutine's has part is recorded as return type[13].
  • subroutine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b750[14].
  • subroutine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Subroutines[15].
  • subroutine's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0203716[16].
  • subroutine's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0144027[17].
  • subroutine's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0134643[18].
  • subroutine's described by source is recorded as The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd edition[19].
  • subroutine's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/subprogram[20].
  • subroutine's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/function[21].
  • subroutine's used by is recorded as subroutine call[22].
  • subroutine's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as subroutines[23].
  • subroutine's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as Call_a_function[24].
  • subroutine's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 96147967[25].
  • subroutine's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as subroutines[26].
  • subroutine's Semantic Scholar topic ID is recorded as 60582[27].

Why It Matters

subroutine has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] subroutine is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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