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In computer programming, a function (also procedure, method, subroutine, routine, or subprogram) is a callable unit of software logic that has a well-formed interface and behavior and can be invoked multiple times.
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| the IBM PC | instance of | which was very limited on small computers | 0.80 | text |
| module | instance of | if anySpecify a return value in the function bodyCall a functionProvide actual parameters that correspond to a called function's formal parametersReturn control to the caller at… | 0.80 | text |
| library | instance of | if anySpecify a return value in the function bodyCall a functionProvide actual parameters that correspond to a called function's formal parametersReturn control to the caller at… | 0.80 | text |
| object | instance of | if anySpecify a return value in the function bodyCall a functionProvide actual parameters that correspond to a called function's formal parametersReturn control to the caller at… | 0.80 | text |
| or classNamingSome languages | instance of | if anySpecify a return value in the function bodyCall a functionProvide actual parameters that correspond to a called function's formal parametersReturn control to the caller at… | 0.80 | text |
| such as Pascal | instance of | if anySpecify a return value in the function bodyCall a functionProvide actual parameters that correspond to a called function's formal parametersReturn control to the caller at… | 0.80 | text |
| Fortran | instance of | if anySpecify a return value in the function bodyCall a functionProvide actual parameters that correspond to a called function's formal parametersReturn control to the caller at… | 0.80 | text |
| Ada | instance of | if anySpecify a return value in the function bodyCall a functionProvide actual parameters that correspond to a called function's formal parametersReturn control to the caller at… | 0.80 | text |
| many dialects of BASIC | instance of | if anySpecify a return value in the function bodyCall a functionProvide actual parameters that correspond to a called function's formal parametersReturn control to the caller at… | 0.80 | text |
| use a different name for a callable unit that returns a value | instance of | if anySpecify a return value in the function bodyCall a functionProvide actual parameters that correspond to a called function's formal parametersReturn control to the caller at… | 0.80 | text |
| modifying passed or global data | instance of | a callable may have side effect behavior | 0.80 | text |
| reading from or writing to a peripheral device | instance of | a callable may have side effect behavior | 0.80 | text |
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