conditional jump
Computing term for a jump instruction executed only when a specified condition is met. Compare 条件付きジャンプ.
See also: 条件付きジャンプ
In assembly language, branching is implemented using conditional jump instructions.
Synonymous computing term; 条件付き飛び越し is the native Japanese equivalent, while 条件付きジャンプ uses the loanword ジャンプ.
Compound of 条件付き (conditional) + 飛び越し (jump, leap). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a technical calque from English 'conditional jump'.