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Noun: imperative programming
  1. A programming paradigm that describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state.
    "Procedural programming, on the other hand, is a specific type (or subset) of Imperative programming, where you use procedures (i.e., functions) to describe the commands the computer should perform."

Type of: computer programing, computer programming, programing [US], programming

Encyclopedia: Imperative programming