DDK Glossary - E


 * entry point
 * 1) In a database, the record that is first accessed upon entry into a database, caused by a user's command.
 * 2) The address or label of the first instruction executed on entering a computer program, routine, or subroutine. A computer program, routine, or subroutine may have a number of different entry points, each perhaps corresponding to a different function or purpose. Synonymous with entrance, entry.
 * 3) In a routine, any place to which control can be passed.
 * 4) In the C, FORTRAN, and Pascal languages, the address or label of the first instruction processed or entered in a program, routine, or subroutine. A program, routine, or subroutine can have a number of different entry points, each corresponding to a different function or purpose.
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