Glossary - E

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 entry point - (1) In a database, the record that is first accessed upon 
    entry into a database, caused by a user's command. (T)   (2) The 
    address or label of the first instruction executed on entering a 
    computer program, routine, or subroutine. A computer program, routine, 
    or subroutine may have a number of different entry points, each 
    perhaps corresponding to a different function or purpose. (I)  (A)   
    Synonymous with entrance, entry. (3) In a routine, any place to which 
    control can be passed. (A)   (4) In the C, FORTRAN, and Pascal 
    languages, the address or label of the first instruction processed or 
    entered in a program, routine, or subroutine. A program, routine, or 
    subroutine can have a number of different entry points, each 
    corresponding to a different function or purpose. 

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