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Any programming language that consists (mostly) of a series of commands, typically assigning values to objects; a procedural language.
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imperative language — (Computers) programming language designed to change the state of variables by substitution … English contemporary dictionary
Imperative logic — is a field of logic that is concerned with imperatives (e.g. Do A ). Unlike deontic logic, which is concerned with obligation and permission, imperative logic by itself is not necessarily tied to any ought judgments on its imperatives. However,… … Wikipedia
Imperative programming — In computer science, imperative programming is a programming paradigm that describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. In much the same way as the imperative mood in natural languages expresses commands to take… … Wikipedia
language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… … Universalium
language, philosophy of — Philosophical study of the nature and use of natural languages and the relations between language, language users, and the world. It encompasses the philosophical study of linguistic meaning (see semantics), the philosophical study of language… … Universalium
Imperative mood — The imperative mood is a grammatical mood that expresses direct commands or requests. It is also used to signal a prohibition, permission or any other kind of exhortation. Morphology The English imperative is formed simply by using the bare… … Wikipedia
imperative hallucination — Also known as command hallucination. The term imperative hallucination is indebted to the Latin verb imperare, which means to command. It is used to denote a variant of the verbal auditory hallucination, the content of which involves an… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
imperative — The standard mood of sentences used to issue requests and commands. Questions in the philosophy of language arising from imperatives include estimating whether the need to issue requests and commands might be as basic as the need to communicate… … Philosophy dictionary
C (programming language) — C The C Programming Language[1] (aka K R ) is the seminal book on C … Wikipedia
D4 (programming language) — D4 is a computer language used in Dataphor, a relational database management system. Contents 1 Syntax 1.1 Data definition language 1.2 Data manipulation language 1.3 … Wikipedia
