| the design and coding of programs by a methodology (top-down) that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits. |

| structured programming n. Computer programming in which the statements are organized in a specific manner to minimize error or misinterpretation. |
structured programming programming
Any software development technique that includes structured design and results in the development of a program consisting of blocks of code whose internal details are independent. Structured programming is usually done in a block-structured language.
(2004-09-29)