control structure

noun

A structure used to direct the flow of execution of a program.

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Meanings

nouncontrol structure (plural control structures)

plural control structures

  1. computingA structure used to direct the flow of execution of a program.

    In C++ you can and often will nest control structures: place one conditional within another; put a loop within another loop; have a conditional within a loop; and so forth.

    2005, Larry Ullman, Andreas Signer, C++ Programming: Visual QuickStart Guide, Pearson Education, →ISBN

Translations

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  • stirkonstruaĵoin programming
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