control rod

n : a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to

control the rate of the nuclear reaction

control flow

(Or "flow of control") The sequence of execution

of instructions in a program. This is determined at run-time

by the input data and by the {control structures} (e.g. "if"

statements) used in the program.

Not to be confused with "{flow control}".

(1997-09-14)