recursive subroutine

rɪˈkɜːrsɪv ˈsʌbruːtiːn

Definition

Definition of recursive subroutine - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

subroutine that can call itself during execution

TECH.

The recursive subroutine efficiently calculates the factorial of a number.
A recursive subroutine was used to solve the puzzle.
The program crashed due to an error in the recursive subroutine.

recursive function

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Expressions with recursive

recursive definition

definition that refers to itself or its own type to define itself

A recursive definition of a tree involves branches which themselves are trees.

recursive function

function that calls itself during its execution

A recursive function can be used to calculate factorial values.

recursive routine

function calls itself to solve problems

The recursive routine helped solve the complex puzzle.

Expressions with subroutine

subroutine library

collection of pre-written code for common tasks

The subroutine library helped speed up the software development process.

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French:sous-routine récursive, ...
German:Rekursive Unterroutine, ...
Italian:subroutine ricorsiva, ...
Spanish:subrutina recursiva, ...
Portuguese:sub-rotina recursiva, ...
Chinese:递归子程序, ...
Japanese:再帰サブルーチン, ...
Arabic:رُوتِين فَرْعِيّ تِكْرَارِيّ, ...
Hebrew:תַּת-שִׁגְרָה רֵקוּרְסִיבִית, ...
Russian:рекурсивная подпрограмма, ...
Ukrainian:рекурсивна підпрограма, ...
Hindi:पुनरावर्ती सबरूटीन, ...
Bengali:পুনরাবৃত্ত সাবরুটিন, ...
Catalan:subrutina recursiva, ...
Czech:rekurzivní podprogram, ...
Danish:rekursiv subrutine, ...
Dutch:recursieve subroutine, ...
Greek:αναδρομική υπορουτίνα, ...
Hungarian:rekurzív alprogram, ...
Khmer:អនុរង្វិធីបង្កប់ខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:재귀 서브루틴, ...
Persian:زیرروال بازگشتی, ...
Polish:rekurencyjny podprogram, ...
Portuguese (BR):sub-rotina recursiva, ...
Romanian:subrutină recursivă, ...
Swedish:rekursiv subrutin, ...
Thai:ซับรูทีนแบบเรียกซ้ำ, ...
Turkish:özyinelemeli alt program, ...
Vietnamese:chương trình con đệ quy, ...

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