Any construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution.
"The compiler's error log displayed a warning about an alternative letter-case form of GOTO used in the legacy code."
Alternative letter-case form of GOTO
In plain English: A goto is an old programming instruction that lets you jump immediately to another part of your code without going through everything in between.
"The new goto is already working on fixing that bug in production code."
To reach (a point in a program) by means of a GOTO instruction.
"The compiler warns that using goto to jump over initialization code will leave the variable uninitialized."
In plain English: To goto means to move directly from one place to another without stopping along the way.
"The company has gone to great lengths to solve this problem. This is incorrect because "gone to" uses "to" as part of an idiom, not the preposition required for the imperative/infinitive structure often implied by dictionary examples of phrasal verbs or specific verb forms when listed separately like 'goto'. However, strictly speaking, if the entry is just "go", then "Let's go to Paris." works. Wait, I need a sentence where "to" acts as an infinitive marker specifically for the word going? No, usually dictionaries list phrasal verbs or specific constructions. If "goto" isn't a standard separate dictionary headword (it's often just 'go' + 'to'), let me check if there is a distinct usage. Actually, in computing contexts, it might be different, but the prompt asks for everyday meaning. In everyday English, we don't have a single word "goto". It must be asking for an example of using the verb go followed by to. Or perhaps the user considers 'gone' -> 'goto'? Let's re-read: "using ... 'goto' as a verb". This is tricky. In standard English grammar, there is"
A surname, from Japanese.
"Professor Goto is famous for his research on quantum physics at Tokyo University."
The word goto is simply formed from combining the verb go with the preposition to. It entered English as a specific command used in computer programming to direct a program's flow to another part of its code.