"subfunction" meaning in All languages combined

See subfunction on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: subfunctions [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + function. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|function}} sub- + function Head templates: {{en-noun}} subfunction (plural subfunctions)
  1. A secondary or subsidiary function.

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