flowchartA flowchart is a formalized graphic representation of a program logic sequence, work or manufacturing process, organization chart, or similar formalized structure. In computer programming, flowcharts were formerly used to describe each processing path in a program (the main program and various subroutines that could be branched to). Programmers were admonished to always flowchart their logic rather than carry it in their heads. With the advent of object-oriented programming ( OOP ) and visual development tools, the traditional program flowchart is much less frequently seen. However, there are new flowcharts that can be used for the data or class modeling that is used in object-oriented programming. Traditional program flowcharting involves the use of simple geometric symbols to represent the beginning or end of a program (an oval), a process (a rectangle), a decision (a diamond), or an I/O process (a parallelogram). These symbols are defined in ANSI x 3.5 and ISO 5807.
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