structuredadj.
/ˈstrʌktʃəd/, U.S. /ˈstrək(t)ʃərd/ 1. That possesses a structure; having some kind of internal organization or arrangement of parts.In quot. 1796: built, constructed.
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the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > relating to organization > organized
organed1586
institutive1644
organized1645
structured1796
organic1817
1796 Revolt 18 Observe Yon structur'd dome, the seat of opulence.
1853 Eclectic Med. Jrnl. Apr. 155 Health, strictly speaking, resolves itself into Fever Remittent or Intermittent, chronic, or acute, every kind of structured disorganization, from tooth-decay to pulmonary consumption.
1873 Contemp. Rev. 22 328 The changes by which this structureless mass becomes a structured mass.
1929 A. N. Whitehead Process & Reality 138 The enduring object..may be conceived as independent of the structured society.
1968 Guardian 12 June 8/4 The taking of hallucinogenic drugs, where the objective is..to erase the influence of structured experience and organisation of perceptual material in order to explore some kind of world beyond the structures.
2009 Wire Apr. 57/3 There are clear signs that this music is evolving into something more complex and structured.
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a. Of a process, situation, argument, etc.: arranged or manipulated according to a plan so as to elicit a desired response or outcome. Also more loosely: formal, organized, not haphazard.
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the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > ordered or systematically arranged
ordereda1400
rangeda1616
composed1627
systemic1850
structured1873
partially ordered1916
1873 Evangelical Repository June 298 Stately and statuesque as these Athenian sculptures, stand the various forms of structured argument—ascending and descending, abstract and illustrational—which philosophy has reared for the being and attributes of God.
1899 C. R. Teed Cellular Cosmogony 7 A knowledge of the structure and function of the alchemico-organic cosmos constitutes the basis of a structured theology which is essential to the organic unity and perpetuity of the human race.
1959 Listener 17 Dec. 1079/1 The use of measured or structured arguments to get at the causes of such interesting phenomena as millionaires or strikes.
1968 Brit. Med. Bull. 24 189/2 The computer can accept data only in a highly structured (digital) form.
1977 Cornish Times 19 Aug. 8/7 It will provide all learning opportunities through the medium of formal teaching processes, planned excursions, structured and unstructured play and recreational experiences.
2000 Struct. Engineer 1 Feb. 23/2 A structured interview was devised which tested the understanding of standard documentation within a typical design office environment.
b. Of a computer program: organized in a logical way to facilitate debugging and modification; spec. composed of linked but distinct modules each having one entry point and (typically) one exit point, so that the program may be read straight through. Cf. structured programming n. at Compounds.
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society > computing and information technology > programming language > program or code > [adjective] > structured
structured1966
1966 Information Processing 1965 II. 448/1 (heading) On solving large structured programs.
1983 Personal Computer World Sept. 216/2 If a program is badly structured..altering one part of the program may have unforeseen effects in a completely different part.
2009 R. Mall Fund. Software Engin. (ed. 3) i. 19 Besides being less error-prone, structured programs are normally more readable, easier to maintain, and require less effort to develop compared to unstructured programs.
Compounds
structured programming n. Computing the writing or preparation of structured programs (cf. sense 2b).
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1969 E. W. Dijkstra Rep. EWD249 (Dept. Math., Tech. Univ. Eindhoven) (title) Notes on structured programming.
1974 D. D. McCracken Simplified Guide to Fortran Programming vi. 110 This..is one aspect of structured programming, which holds great promise of converting programming from a hit-or-miss craft into an engineering science.
1978 L. A. Leventhal Introd. Microprocessors vi. 250 In structured programming only single logic structures are used. Bohm and Jacopini showed that any program could be written by using only three structures. 1. A sequential structure... 2. A conditional structure of the if-then-else type... 3. A loop structure of the do-while type.
2009 J. W. Satzinger et al. Syst. Anal. & Design (ed. 5) x. 371 This figure shows examples of each of the three types of control statements used in structured programming.
Structured Query Language n. Computing = SQL n.
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1973 R. F. Boyce (title) Using a structured English query language as a data definition facility.]
1976 M. Lacroix & A. Pirotte (title) ILL: an English structured query language for relational databases.
1988 Lotus Apr. 17/1 In the database area, Structured Query Language has become the one holy tongue.
2002 Macworld (Electronic ed.) 11 Jan. 78 Because it's compact, very fast, and compatible with the industry standard Structured Query Language, MySQL is particularly well suited to Web use.
structured settlement n. a financial settlement whereby a claimant receives part or all of an agreed award in the form of regular payments delivered over a set period of time.
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1984 Financial Times 14 Dec. 5/6 Mr Coale is proposing a structured settlement with a relatively small lump sum compensation being given to the victims immediately and the remaining award money being paid as a pension spread over the rest of their lives.
1991 Times 13 July 3/2 Under the structured settlement, he receives £450,000 immediately, with £800,000 invested in annuities to provide a tax-free income for as long as he lives.
2006 Mod. Law Rev. 69 418 Almost twenty years ago the concept of a structured settlement was imported into this country from the USA in order to provide continuing lifetime payments for seriously injured claimants.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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