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What (who) is control flow - definition

ORDER IN WHICH INDIVIDUAL STATEMENTS, INSTRUCTIONS OR FUNCTION CALLS OF AN IMPERATIVE PROGRAM ARE EXECUTED OR EVALUATED
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<programming> (Or "flow of control") The sequence of execution of instructions in a program. This is determined at run time by the input data and by the control structures (e.g. "if" statements) used in the program. Not to be confused with "flow control". (1997-09-14)
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In computer science, control flow (or flow of control) is the order in which individual statements, instructions or function calls of an imperative program are executed or evaluated. The emphasis on explicit control flow distinguishes an imperative programming language from a declarative programming language.
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Control flow

In computer science, control flow (or flow of control) is the order in which individual statements, instructions or function calls of an imperative program are executed or evaluated. The emphasis on explicit control flow distinguishes an imperative programming language from a declarative programming language.

Within an imperative programming language, a control flow statement is a statement that results in a choice being made as to which of two or more paths to follow. For non-strict functional languages, functions and language constructs exist to achieve the same result, but they are usually not termed control flow statements.

A set of statements is in turn generally structured as a block, which in addition to grouping, also defines a lexical scope.

Interrupts and signals are low-level mechanisms that can alter the flow of control in a way similar to a subroutine, but usually occur as a response to some external stimulus or event (that can occur asynchronously), rather than execution of an in-line control flow statement.

At the level of machine language or assembly language, control flow instructions usually work by altering the program counter. For some central processing units (CPUs), the only control flow instructions available are conditional or unconditional branch instructions, also termed jumps.

Examples of use of control flow
1. "He‘s maniacal in his desire to control flow of information between the agency and the Hill," the staffer said.
2. By restricting ECBs for the real estate sector, the government is aiming to control flow of money especially by tightening fund flows into risky sectors, said banking analysts.
3. They want to stop what they definitely believe is an out–of–control flow of illegal immigrants into the United States, and they‘re going to hold Congress and politicians responsible.