Pseudoblock

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A construct that resembles a block of source code but is not a true block.

    "A pseudoblock surrounding the whole source program can be initialized before actual translation with the entries for standard functions and variables, so that these don't have to be treated separately."

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"A pseudoblock surrounding the whole source program can be initialized before actual translation with the entries for standard functions and variables, so that these don't have to be treated separately."

Etymology

From pseudo- + block.

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