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sub-rotina

Portuguese, noun/ˌsub.ʁoˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

sub-rotina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “subroutine (section of code called by the main body of a program)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “em ciência da computação, mais especificamente no contexto da programação, uma sub-rotina consiste em uma…”.

What does sub-rotina mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininesubroutine (section of code called by the main body of a program)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. em ciência da computação, mais especificamente no contexto da programação, uma sub-rotina consiste em uma porção de código que resolve um problema muito específico, parte de um problema maior

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of sub-rotina

  • sub-rotinas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sub-rotina?

  • Brazil /ˌsub.ʁoˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
  • Brazil [ˌsub.hoˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ]
  • Brazil /ˌsu.bi.ʁoˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to sub-rotina

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.