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Basic Definitions

• A subprogram definition is a description of the actions of the subprogram abstraction

• A subprogram call is an explicit request that the subprogram be executed

• A subprogram header is the first line of the definition, including the name, the kind of subprogram, and the formal parameters

• The parameter profile of a subprogram is the number, order, and types of its parameters

• The protocol of a subprogram is its parameter profile plus, if it is a function, its return type