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subroutine

noun

Etymology

From sub- + routine.

  1. derived from rupta via
  2. prefixed as subroutine — “sub + routine”

Definitions

  1. A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

    • Holonyms: routine, program, app, application

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at subroutine. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at subroutine. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at subroutine

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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