Construct

Definitions

1. A programming element or conceptual building block such as a loop, class, closure, pattern, or language feature. The term is intentionally broad and usually refers to some recognizable unit of structure or abstraction in code or design.

   In plain English: A general programming building block or concept.

   Example: "The talk compared several language constructs for expressing asynchronous workflows, from callbacks and promises to async generators."

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