either-or program
nounUK /ˈaɪðər ɔː ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈiːðər ɔːr ˈproʊɡræm/
A computer program that gives you only two choices.
The game is an either-or program: you can pick red or blue.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A program that must choose between two mutually exclusive paths.
The either-or program stops if you pick the wrong path.
3. A situation in computing where only one of two options can happen.
Saving or quitting is an either-or program decision.
4. A simple program that asks a yes-or-no question.
The either-or program asked, 'Do you want to play?'