GOTO
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Translingual
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Etymology
From English "go to"
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Noun
GOTO
- (computing{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) Any construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution.
- The setjmp/longjmp facility in C is essentially a GOTO.