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Callable Unit

Callable Unit: Function, method, operation, subroutine, procedure, or analogous structural unit that appears within a module.

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Function, method, operation, subroutine, procedure, or analogous structural unit that appears within a module.

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Definition 2

(Of a software program or logical design) Function, method, operation, subroutine, procedure, or analogous structural unit that appears within a module.

Source: NIST Election GlossaryType: standard
Definition 3

“(Of a software program or analogous logical design) Function, method, operation, subroutine, procedure, or analogous structural unit that appears within a MODULE.” Callable units are ordinarily restricted in length to 25 lines, excluding “comments, blank lines, and initializers for read-only lookup tables,” and must be less than 180 lines long. 2007 VVSG.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

Sources

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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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NIST Election Glossary
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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