orderedprogramming
nounUK /ˈɔːdəd ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /ˈɔːrdərd ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/
Ordered programming is when a computer follows steps in the right order, one after another.
We used ordered programming to make the robot walk forward, then turn, then stop.
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2. Writing code where each instruction must finish before the next one starts.
Ordered programming made the game wait for the player's click before moving.
3. A way of planning tasks so they happen in a set order.
The teacher taught ordered programming by having us line up our chores in order.
4. Organizing computer commands from first to last with no skipping.
In ordered programming, the program reads line one, then line two, then line three.