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* ''Subprogram'' was used long ago but today is antiquated
* The terms ''routine'' and ''subroutine'' (both antiquated) describe the same thing, but highlight a [[subordinate]] calling relationship that is similar to how a ''subdirectory'' is structurally subordinate to a ''[[Directory (computing)|directory]]'' {{endash}} a subdirectory is a directory and (except for the root) a directory is a subdirectory.
* Some consider ''function'' to imply mathematical function; no side-effects, but in many contexts (languages) ''function'' does not imply that
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