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A block of code, consisting of an identifying name, return type, optional parameters, and statements, that performs one or more specific tasks within the source program and returns a value to the caller.

In the PurifyPlus help system, function is a collective term and includes functions, procedures, and methods.

See also procedure and method in the glossary.

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