noun
control flow; flow of control
Computing term for the order in which statements, instructions, or function calls are executed in a program.
プログラミングでは、制御構造を理解することが重要です。
In programming, understanding control flow is important.
この言語の制御構造はシンプルで覚えやすい。
The control flow of this language is simple and easy to remember.
制御文 refers specifically to control statements (like if, for, while), while 制御構造 is the broader concept of control flow and its structures.
Compound of 制御 (control) and 構造 (structure), a direct translation of the English computing term 'control structure' or 'control flow'.