break statement

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

break statement

   <programming> A {statement} in the {C} programming language
   that transfers control out of the innermost enclosing
   {switch}, {while}, {do}, or {for} statement.  The statement
   also exists in languages derived from C, such as {C++} and
   {Java}.

   (2004-03-24)