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A subroutine is a subprogram that may be reached from more than one place in the main program. For example, if a multiplication routine is needed several times during the execution of a main program, then the multiplication routine is better written as a subroutine which is ‘called’ when needed by the main program. In this way, the programmer makes efficient use of the memory of the computer.
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© 1985 Noel M. Morris
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Morris, N.M. (1985). Subroutines and the Stack. In: Microelectronic and Microprocessor-based Systems. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06978-1_11
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