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pseudocode [′süd·ō‚kōd]

(computer science)

In software engineering, an outline of a program written in English or the user's natural language; it is used to plan the program, and also serves as a source for test engineers doing software maintenance, it cannot be compiled.

Pseudocode - A notation resembling a programming language but not intended for actual compilation. It usually combines some of the structure of a programming language with an informal natural-language description of the computations to be carried out. It is often produced by CASE systems as a basis for later hand coding.

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Algorithmic solutions are presented not in any specific programming language but in pseudocode format, which can be easily rewritten in any programming language and, more importantly, emphasizes the algorithmic idea behind the solution.

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