dichiarative

Dichiarative is a term that appears primarily as a loanword or variant in non-English sources and is not widely used as a standard term in English. The conventional English form is declarative. When encountered, dichiarative often reflects influence from Italian, Romanian, or other Romance-language sources where the equivalent adjective is dichiarativo or similar.

In linguistics and grammar, declarative refers to a statement or declarative sentence that asserts a proposition. Some writers using non-English sources may render this concept with dichiarative, but in English-language explanations the term declarative is preferred. The distinction in usage typically concerns sentence modality rather than a separate grammatical category.

In computing and data contexts, declarative programming describes a style in which the logic of computation is expressed without specifying its control flow. This encompasses languages and paradigms that emphasize what should be achieved rather than how to achieve it, such as SQL for database querying, Prolog in logic programming, and HTML or other markup languages that describe structure and content. In these cases, dichiarative would be considered an anglicized or translated variant rather than the standard terminology.

Usage guidance: when writing for an English-speaking audience, prefer declarative to avoid confusion. If quoting or discussing Italian- or Romance-language sources, dichiarative may appear as a direct loanword; in such cases provide the English equivalent and, if possible, a brief note clarifying the translation.

See also: declarative programming, declarative sentence, imperative vs. declarative paradigms.