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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

call

A program that uses a subprogram or subroutine must have an instruction to transfer control to the subprogram. This instruction is known as a call to a subprogram. When a subroutine, procedure or function is called the computer will start executing it.

Related terms
exitfunctionprocedurereturninstruction
Term sub categories
Programming › functions, procedures, routines
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