Function

noun

'fəŋkʃən

Noun

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
“the function of a teacher”
Similar:Office Part Role
Type of:Duty
a vaguely specified social event
“a seemingly endless round of social functions”
Similar:Affair Occasion
what something is used for
“the function of an auger is to bore holes”
Similar:Purpose Role Use
Type of:UtilityUsefulness
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
“height is a function of age”
“price is a function of supply and demand”
Type of:Relation
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
“it was a black-tie function”
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
Similar:Map Mapping
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Similar:Procedure RoutineSubprogramSubroutine
Type of:SoftwarePackage

serve a purpose, role, or function
“The table functions as a desk”
Similar:Serve
Type of:ServeSufficeDo
perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
Similar:Officiate
Type of:Serve
perform as expected when applied
Similar:GoOperate Run Work