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block-structured
<language> Any programming language in which sections of source code
contained within pairs of matching delimiters such as "{" and "}" (e.g. in C) or
"begin" and "end" (e.g. Algol) are executed as a single unit. A block of code
may be the body of a subroutine or function, or it may be controlled by
conditional execution (if statement) or repeated execution (while statement, for
statement, etc.).
In all but the most primitive block structured languages a variable's scope can
be limited to the block in which it is declared.
Block-structured languages support structured programming where each block can
be written without detailed knowledge of the inner workings of other blocks,
thus allowing a top-down design approach.
See also abstract data type, module.
(2004-09-29)
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