Olin Lathrop wrote:

> First, I think you are asking about subroutines in general, not just
> functions.  Note that calling all subroutines "functions" is a C-ism.  Since
> we are talking computer science in general, you shouldn't say "function"
> unless you specifically mean a subroutine that returns a value.

Could it be that making this distinction between subroutines and functions
is a Pascal-ism -- and not that not making it is a C-ism? :)

FWIW, this Wikipedia article uses these terms, in a general form, as
synonymous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_(computer_science)

Gerhard

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