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plural GOTOs
(programming) Any construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution. examples
third-person singular simple present GOTOs, present participle GOTOing, simple past and past participle GOTOed
(programming) To reach (a point in a program) by means of a GOTO instruction. quotations examples
If we were GOTOed from 310 we GOTO 320.
1983, Charles Seiter, Robert Weiss, Pascal for BASIC Programmers, Addison Wesley Publishing Company
You can create loops by telling the computer to GOTO an earlier line.
1983, C. Regena, Programmer's reference guide to the TI-99/4A, page 18
Cross reference programs show program structure by displaying line numbers that are GOTOed or GOSUBed to from other lines in the program, and listing the line numbers in which different variables appear.
1984, Microcomputing
There is no way of falling into or GOTOing a procedure. The procedure can only be invoked by name as a subroutine.
1987, Douglas S. Stivison, Introduction to Turbo Pascal, Sybex
She and her hosts could not understand one another until Hopper remembered some COBOL commands. "MOVE," she said, pointing to herself. "GOTO Osaka Hotel." The Japanese immediately understood and delivered her to her lodging.
1990, Computer Languages, Time-Life Books, page 44
Next - goto the next entity defined in the module
1991, Gerald C. Cohen, Structured Representation for Requirements and Specifications, NASA, page 25
4. Goto the Targets option.
2010, Martin Peston, A User's Guide to the Meade LXD55 and LXD75 Telescopes, page 103