DDK Glossary - E

1. In a database, the record that is first accessed upon entry into a database, caused by a user's command.

1. 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.

1. In a routine, any place to which control can be passed.

1. 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.