imperative language

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imperative language

Same as procedural language.

imperative language [im′per·əd·iv ‚laŋ·gwij]

(computer science)

A programming language in which programs largely consist of a series of commands to assign values to objects.

(language)

imperative language - Any programming language that specifies explicit manipulation of the state of the computer system, not to be confused with a procedural language, which specifies an explicit sequence of steps to perform.

An example of an imperative (but non-procedural) language is a data manipulation language for a relational database management system. This specifies changes to the database but does not necessarily require anyone to specify a sequence of steps.

Both contrast with declarative languages, which specify neither explicit state manipulation nor a sequence of steps.

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