subroutine
noun
- sequence of instructions that can be called from other points in a computer program
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English routine English subroutine From sub- + routine.
- A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.
“Holonyms: routine, program, app, application”