VDict - Definition of procedural language

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procedural language

language A term used in contrast to declarative language

to describe a language where the programmer specifies an

explicit sequences of steps to follow to produce a result.

The term should not be confused with "imperative language".

An example (non-imperative) procedural language is LOGO,

which specifies sequences of steps to perform but does not

have an internal state.

Other procedural languages include Basic, Pascal, C, and

(2003-06-23)

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