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メインルーチン Japanese meaning | Kotomora

メインルーチン

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Meanings

1

main routine

In programming, the primary sequence of instructions that controls overall execution; often contrasted with subroutines.

プログラムのメインルーチンから各かくサブルーチンを呼よび出

だ

す

。

Call each subroutine from the program's main routine.

Related words

サブルーチン
A subroutine is a secondary routine called by the main routine; メインルーチン is the top-level controller.

Built from

メイン+ルーチン

Written forms

メイン・ルーチン
- メインルーチン
  Variant with interpunct; less common in running text but seen in technical documentation.
- メイン・ルーチン

Etymology

Loanword from English 'main routine'.