What is the difference between calling a procedure, and executing it?

I think the difference is that when you call a procedure, you are passing arguments and control to it, whereas when you execute it, you carry out the instructions within it.

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What is the difference between calling a procedure, and executing it?

I think the difference is that when you call a procedure, you are passing arguments and control to it, whereas when you execute it, you carry out the instructions within it.

anonymous · Answer

Also, the running time of calling i.e. invoking a procedure is different from the running time of executing the entire procedure once it is invoked i.e. control jumps to the subroutine and then back to the caller (or elsewhere :-P)

anonymous · Answer

procedure is function?

anonymous · Answer

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/721090/what-is-the-difference-between-a-function-and-a-procedure

anonymous · Answer

void function is procedure?

anonymous · Answer

Technically, everything is a procedure :-D

anonymous · Answer

but void function then is not function because function need to return something? :D

anonymous · Answer

I guess that's the distinction made by languages between functions and mere procedures.

anonymous · Answer

yeah in PASCAL function and procedure are not the same

anonymous · Answer

In Visual BASIC too...they have different meanings.