goto

UK/ˈɡəʊ.tuː/US/ˈɡoʊ.tu/

goto is the alternative letter-case form of GOTO.

Noun capitalized: GOTO

GOTO (plural GOTOs)

Any construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution.
- The setjmp/longjmp facility in C is essentially a GOTO.

GOTO (third-person singular simple present GOTOs, present participle GOTOing, simple past and past participle GOTOed)

To reach (a point in a program) by means of a GOTO instruction.
- If we were GOTOed from 310 we GOTO 320.1983, Charles Seiter, Robert Weiss, Pascal for BASIC Programmers, Addison Wesley Publishing Company
- You can create loops by telling the computer to GOTO an earlier line.1983, C. Regena, Programmer's reference guide to the TI-99/4A, page 18

Goto (plural Gotos)

Noun
plural	gotos
plural	GOTOs
Verb
third-person singular present	GOTOs
present participle	GOTOing
past participle	GOTOed
past	GOTOed
Proper noun
plural	Gotos

From go to, a keyword for this purpose in many programming languages.

Borrowed from Japanese 後藤 (Gotō).

What does goto mean?: Goto means any construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution.
What is goto the alternative letter-case form of?: Goto is the alternative letter-case form of GOTO.
What part of speech is goto?: Goto can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce goto?: Goto is pronounced /ˈɡəʊ.tuː/ (UK).
What is the plural of goto?: The plural of goto is gotos.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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