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routine

subroutine

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
 

 

Routine \Rou*tine"\, n. [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.]

1. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning. [1913 Webster]

2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

routine adj
1: occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals; "made her routine trip to the store"
2: found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: everyday, mundane, quotidian, unremarkable, workaday]

noun

1: an unvarying or habitual method of procedure [syn: modus operandi]
2: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: act, number, turn, bit]
3: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Routine \Rou*tine"\, n. [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See Route, Roterepetition.]

1. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.

2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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