noun
declarative statement
In computing, a statement that declares a variable, function, or other entity, as opposed to an imperative statement that performs an action.
このプログラミング言語では、変数の宣言文は「var」で始まります。
In this programming language, variable declaration statements begin with 'var'.
宣言文と実行文の違いを理解することが重要です。
It is important to understand the difference between declarative statements and imperative statements.
命令文 is an 'imperative statement' or 'command statement' in programming, contrasting with 宣言文 which declares rather than commands.
Compound of 宣言 (declaration) + 文 (statement/sentence). The computing sense is a direct extension of the literal meaning.