Line-oriented programming language
A line oriented programming language interprets the end of line to be the end of an instruction or statement.
Some line oriented languages may support the use of a line continuation character, such as a backslash or tilde symbol.
Examples
The following languages are line oriented:
Non-line-oriented languages
Non line oriented programming languages utilize a logical statement end, or an end of statement marker, such as a semicolon or dot symbol to mark the line end.
Examples
The following languages are non-line-oriented:
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