subfunction

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ function.

Noun

subfunction (plural subfunctions)

1. A secondary or subsidiary function.
   • 2009 May 13, Ginia Bellafante, “Where It’s 1977 and 2007 All at the Same Time”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 October 2025:

     “Lost” is certainly to be granted its points for its subfunction as a soap opera this season.