[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

goto
     
         or "goto", "go to", "go to", "jump", "jmp" a
        construct and keyword found in several higher-level
        programming languages e.g. fortran, cobol, basic, c
        to cause an unconditional jump or transfer of control from
        one point in a program to another.  the destination of the
        jump is usually indicated by a label.
     
        in some languages, a label is a line number, in which case
        every statement may be labelled, in others a label is an
        optional alphanumeric identifier.  in any case, the
        destination label usually follows the goto keyword.
     
        use of the goto instruction in high level language
        programming fell into disrepute with the development and
        general acceptance of structured programming, and especially
        following the famous article "goto statement considered
        harmful".  since a goto is effectively an assignment to the
        program counter, it is tempting to make the generalisation
        "assignment considered harmful" and indeed, this is the basis
        of functional programming.
     
        nearly? all machine language instruction sets include a
        goto instruction, though in this context it is usually called
        branch or jump or some mnemonic based on these.
     
        see also come from.
     
        2000-12-13
     
     
see also:
keyword fortran cobol basic c unconditional jump 
control label identifier high level language structured programming 
considered harmful assignment program counter functional programming machine language 
instruction sets mnemonic come from 

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