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entry point -
(1)
In a database, the record that is first accessed upon entry into a database,
caused by a user's command. (T) (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. (I) (A)
Synonymous with entrance, entry. (3) In a routine, any place to which control
can be passed. (A) (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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