structured programming

American  

[struhk-cherd proh-gram-ing] / ˈstrʌk tʃərd ˈproʊ græm ɪŋ /

noun

Computers.

1. the design and coding of programs by a top-down methodology, which successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits.

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Etymology

Origin of structured programming

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Throughout the month, vacationing children tend to be 5 years old or younger, neither ready for school nor structured programming at these retreats, which tend to scale back activities.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2019

Edsger W. Dijkstra's note in the March 1968 `Communications of the ACM', "Goto Statement Considered Harmful", fired the first salvo in the structured programming wars.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.