Computer Science GCSE
Library subprogram
What Library subprogram means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Library subprogram
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A subprogram that must be imported before use, for example importing a maths module and then calling its square-root function.
Topics that use Library subprogram
- Subprograms (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Appropriate design using parameters and return values
- Global versus local access
- Scope of variables
- Arguments
- Built-in subprogram
- Function
- Lifetime of local variables
- Parameters
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