utility routine

/juˌtɪlədi ruˌtin/
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Definitions of utility routine
  1. noun
    a routine that can be used as needed
    synonyms: service routine
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    types:
    dump routine
    a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium
    input routine
    a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store
    output routine
    a routine that controls an output device
    type of:
    function, procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine
    a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
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