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GOTO.

Any construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡəʊ.tuː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡoʊ.tu/General-American
  1. Any construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution.

    The setjmp/longjmp facility in C is essentially a GOTO.
Where this word comes from

From go to, a keyword for this purpose in many programming languages.

verb/ˈɡəʊ.tuː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡoʊ.tu/General-American
  1. To reach (a point in a program) by means of a GOTO instruction.

Where this word comes from

From go to, a keyword for this purpose in many programming languages.

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