structured programming

[ struhk-cherd proh-gram-ing ]

noun

, Computers.

1. the design and coding of programs by a top-down methodology, which successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits.

Word History and Origins

Origin of structured programming¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

"What we are hearing from our athletes are a lot of them are bored, confused, and really anxious. So, that's one of our concerns is the mental health of all of this as we contact our athletes and stuff of providing structured programming and stuff to get our kids back into the water safely," he noted.

From Fox News

Throughout the month, vacationing children tend to be 5 years old or younger, neither ready for school nor structured programming at these retreats, which tend to scale back activities.

From New York Times

Valerie Scott, who is on the board overseeing the DuBois revitalization, said she thinks children would benefit from structured programming after school and during the summers, when schools are out of session, to give them the tools they need for success.

From Washington Post

But the library falls in a unique category, because it does not offer any structured programming and staff members are not intended to provide child care.

From Washington Times

Edsger W. Dijkstra's note in the March 1968 `Communications of the ACM', "Goto Statement Considered Harmful", fired the first salvo in the structured programming wars.

From Project Gutenberg