boundedprogram

noun

UK /ˈbaʊndɪd ˈprəʊɡræm/

US /ˈbaʊndɪd ˈproʊɡræm/

A bounded program is a computer program that always finishes and never gets stuck forever.

The teacher showed us a bounded program that stops after counting to ten.

SYNONYMS

terminating program finite program halting program well-defined program

RELATED WORDS

algorithm loop termination computation code

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A program whose running time is limited by a fixed rule.

Because it had a time limit, the bounded program stopped after one minute.

3. A set of instructions that stays within set limits.

The bounded program only used a small amount of memory.

4. A program proven to always reach an end.

Scientists checked that the bounded program would always finish.