Encyclopedia results for Subroutine

1. Subroutine
   citations missing date June 2007 In computer science , a subroutine function , method , procedure , or subprogram ..., and hiding or regulating part of the program see Information hiding . The components of a subroutine ..
   
   
   
2. Harwell Subroutine Library
   for other uses of the word HSL HSL disambiguation HSL , originally the Harwell Subroutine Library, is a collection ... subroutine name length. The letters denote a broad classification of the problem they solve, and the numbers ..
   
   
   
3. Tail call
   A tail call is a subroutine call just before the end of a subroutine. In assembly language , this construct can be optimization computer science optimized away. For example, in 6502 assembly, if a subroutine ..
   
   
   
4. Blocking (computing)
   unreferenced date February 2008 Importance date December 2007 Blocking occurs when a subroutine function does not return until it either completes its task or results in an error . compu stub Category ..
   
   
   
5. Call stack
   about the active subroutine s of a computer program . This kind of stack is also known as an execution ... is to keep track of the point to which each active subroutine should return control when it finishes ..
   
   
   
6. Parameter (computer science)
   computer science is same article argument passed in a call to a subroutine . In the most common case, call by value , a parameter acts within the subroutine as a Local variable local isolated copy ..
   
   
   
7. Return statement
   subroutine and resume at the point the subroutine was called known as its return address . The return ... of making the subroutine call. Return statements in many languages allow a function to specify ..
   
   
   
8. XS (Perl)
   XS is an interface through which a Perl program can call a C programming language C or C language subroutine . The letters stand for eXternal Subroutine, or xsub, where external means external to Perl ..
   
   
   
9. Link register
   of a link register allows for faster calls to leaf subroutine s. When the subroutine is non ... in a batch with other callee used registersâ e.g. an ARM subroutine pushes registers 4 7 along with the link ..
   
   
   
10. Blind faith (computer science)
    catastrophic failure. Another form of blind faith is when a programmer calls a subroutine without checking the result. E.g. A programmer call s a subroutine to save user data on the harddisk ..
    
    
    
11. Autoload
    compilation linking. Typical autoload systems intercept procedure call s to undefined subroutine ... system , to find a file containing source code source or object code object code that defines the subroutine ..
    
    
    
12. 51-FORTH
    sites, along with several other implementations of Forth. This implementation is subroutine threading subroutine threaded , with about 20 words written in assembly language , and the complete system occupying ..
    
    
    
13. Routine
    by Dark Horse Comics Subroutine , a reused piece of computer code Coroutine , a generalized reentrant computer subroutine having multiple entry points Ethnomethodology , a sociological discipline focused ..
    
    
    
14. Iain S. Duff
    the Harwell Subroutine Library . Since 1986, he was the Group Leader of Numerical Analysis at Harwell ... nag hsl HSL, formerly the Harwell Subroutine Library http math.nist.gov MatrixMarket ..
    
    
    
15. Coroutine
    In computer science , coroutines are program components that generalize subroutine s to allow multiple ... last in, first out the last subroutine called is the first to return in contrast, the lifespan ..
    
    
    
16. Caller
    A software program or procedure that invokes a subroutine See also Call disambiguation Calling ..
    
    
    
17. Local variable
    is accessible only from the Subroutine function or block in which it is declared. Local .... Programming languages that employ call by value semantics provide a called subroutine with its ..
    
    
    
18. Call (telecommunications)
    of bringing a computer program , subroutine , or variable into effect usually by specifying ..
    
    
    
19. Recursive function
    Recursive function may refer to A recursion computer science recursive function a procedure or subroutine, implemented in a programming language, whose implementation references itself A Mu recursive function ..
    
    
    
20. Aggregate function
    In computer science , an aggregate function is a subroutine function that computes a single result value from a collection of input values such as a set , a multiset bag or a list computing list . Common ..
    
    
    
21. Reentrant (disambiguation)
    The term reentrant can have multiple meanings A reentrant subroutine in a computer program, one that can be safely called recursively or from multiple processes Salients, re entrants and pockets , terms ..
    
    
    
22. CLX (Common Lisp)
    CLX is an X Window System protocol client library computer science library in the Common Lisp Common Lisp programming language Cf. Xlib . It contains subroutine function s for interacting with an X Se ...
    
    
    
23. Return
    a subroutine and resumes execution where the subroutine was called A product brought back to a store ..
    
    
    
24. Return type
    a method or Subroutine function . The return type must be explicitly mentioned when declaring a function ... Java type. If a subroutine does not return a type, it will be marked Void type void in some programming ..
    
    
    
25. Stack register
    science recursion . Their subroutine instructions typically would save the current location in the jump ... a stack, since there is only one return location per subroutine code section, there cannot be recursion ..