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Jumps/branches are usually un-conditional, but [[conditional branch]]es, intended to modify the operation of a program, also exist. | Jumps/branches are usually un-conditional, but [[conditional branch]]es, intended to modify the operation of a program, also exist. | ||
The term '''goto''' is often used in higher-level [[programming language]]s for this functionality, | The term '''goto''' is often used in higher-level [[programming language]]s for this functionality (or '''GOTO''', from the statement in [[BASIC]] which performs this action). They are now little-used (since it can be difficult to completely comprehend the operation of large programs which use gotos). | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:58, 19 September 2022
A jump (alternative term branch) is an instruction which causes a program to continue execution elsewhere in main memory, at the target of the jump.
Jumps/branches are usually un-conditional, but conditional branches, intended to modify the operation of a program, also exist.
The term goto is often used in higher-level programming languages for this functionality (or GOTO, from the statement in BASIC which performs this action). They are now little-used (since it can be difficult to completely comprehend the operation of large programs which use gotos).
