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A subprogram is an executable program unit that is invoked by a subprogram call. Its definition can be given in two parts: a subprogram declaration defining its calling convention, and a subprogram body defining its execution. There are two forms of subprograms: procedures and functions. A procedure call is a statement; a function call returns a value.
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Ledgard, H. (1981). Subprograms. In: ADA An Introduction. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0126-4_18
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