a function or routine is a programmer's term for a process a program executes Routines do different things; there's a routine for saving a file, displaying it on a screen, etc Local routines are those that execute on the same computer, while remote procedural calls execute routines on other computers See also: remote procedural call
A routine is a sequence of skills on an event The number and difficulty of skills depends on the competition format, and skill level of the competitors
occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals; "made her routine trip to the store"
A subprogram; a function or procedure See also function subprogram, subroutine subprogram, and procedure
Term used facetiously to describe a par that is made under anything but routine circumstances For example, if you hole out an eighty-yard wedge shot for par, you might exclaim, "Another routine par, my friend "