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A '''subroutine call''' (or '''function call''' or '''procedure call''') is the operation of invoking a [[subroutine]]. On a single [[CPU|Central Processing Unit]], this is now usually done with a special [[instruction]] in the [[object code]]; on systems which interpolate a [[data network]] between components of the system, there are [[protocol]]s which implement '''remote procedure calls'''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 6 February 2023
A subroutine call (or function call or procedure call) is the operation of invoking a subroutine. On a single Central Processing Unit, this is now usually done with a special instruction in the object code; on systems which interpolate a data network between components of the system, there are protocols which implement remote procedure calls.
