gobegin

Gobegin is a nonstandard term that appears in a variety of informal programming contexts. It is not widely recognized as a formal keyword, operator, or standard library component in major programming languages. In practice, gobegin is most often encountered as either an identifier—such as the name of a function, method, or variable—or as a mnemonic used in teaching materials to indicate the starting point of execution.

Possible interpretations include: a user-defined function intended to initialize a sequence of operations; a project or library name; or a linguistic shorthand combining "go" and "begin" to symbolize the beginning of a control flow block. Because gobegin is not standardized, its exact meaning is determined by the surrounding code and documentation.

When encountering gobegin in code, developers should consult the local documentation, examine the declaration and scope, and verify whether it is a reserved word or a user-defined symbol. In languages that require explicit entry points, such as C or Java, the term gobegin would not replace main or equivalent constructors; instead it would function as ordinary identifiers with defined behavior by the programmer.

The term may also appear in tutorials or examples to illustrate the concept of starting a program or a block, rather than as a formal language construct. Related terms include begin, start, initiation, and entry point.