procedure-oriented language

[prə′sē·jər ‚ȯr·ē¦ent·əd ‚laŋ·gwij]

(computer science)

A language designed to facilitate the accurate description of procedures, algorithms, or routines belonging to a certain set of procedures.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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* The software: from basic calculator math to procedure-oriented languages such as APL, spreadsheets, Visual Basic[R], and to statistical packages such as SAS[R].


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