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routine: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program--OneLook
On one of the other word-origin-usage boards I visit, don't remember which one, I was joshed mercilessly about using "algorithm" too often, and therefore I set about looking for a synonym and was surprised to find that there's apparently only one really good one, that is "routine"
I wonder if that's because the former as applied to PC's has only been around a couple of decades
Also I wonder if without making it a major research project you might be able to come up with other synonyms as good as or as close as "routine"--thanks all
Edited to indicate that "subroutine" has popped up as a possibility, and it too is a good one tho I hate to use both "routine" and "subroutine" in the same thread
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