conditional jump
nounUK /kənˈdɪʃənəl dʒʌmp/
US /kənˈdɪʃənəl dʒʌmp/
A conditional jump is a computer instruction that jumps to another spot only if a test is true.
The program uses a conditional jump to skip the error message when the number is positive.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In programming, a branch taken only when a specified condition evaluates to true.
The compiler turned the if-statement into a conditional jump.
3. A machine-code instruction that changes the instruction pointer based on status flags.
After the compare, the CPU executed a conditional jump to the loop start.
4. A transfer of control in a flowchart that depends on a decision outcome.
The flowchart shows a conditional jump back to the input step when the value is invalid.