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== Categories == [[File:Maldi informatics figure 7.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|A [[state diagram]] of a peptide ion mass mapping search process]] The kinds of control flow statements supported by different languages vary, but can be categorized by their effect: * Continuation at a different statement (unconditional [[Branch (computer science)|branch]] or jump) * Executing a set of statements only if some condition is met (choice - i.e., [[conditional branch]]) * Executing a set of statements zero or more times, until some condition is met (i.e., loop - the same as [[conditional branch]]) * Executing a set of distant statements, after which the flow of control usually returns ([[subroutine]]s, [[coroutine]]s, and [[continuation]]s) * Stopping the program, preventing any further execution (unconditional halt)
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