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structured programming

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[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.

Etymology

Origin of structured programming

First recorded in 1970–75

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