procedural representation
procedural representation
[prə′sē·jə·rəl ‚rep·rə·zen′tā·shən] (computer science)
The representation of certain concepts in a computer by procedures or programs in some appropriate language, rather than by static data items such as numbers or lists.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.