if-then

noun2

1. •
   A proposition or statement about what should or does occur when a certain condition is met.

   • Over time, I created a list of some of my own if-thens: If I want to get a lot of original writing done, I go to the library, where I don’t have Internet. If offered wine, I decline. — 2015
2. •
   A conditional statement; a line of code that specifies a Boolean condition to check and a statement to execute when that Boolean evaluates to true.

   • List Formatter makes properly-spaced & indented listings with page breaks; each statement on new line, if-thens and loops called out; a great de-bugger! — 1981