computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

, a join point is a point in the

control flow In computer science, control flow (or flow of control) is the order in which individual statements, instructions or function calls of an imperative program are executed or evaluated. The emphasis on explicit control flow distinguishes an '' ...

of a program where the control flow can arrive via two different paths. In particular, it's a

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that has more than one predecessor. In

aspect-oriented programming In computing, aspect-oriented programming (AOP) is a programming paradigm that aims to increase modularity by allowing the separation of cross-cutting concerns. It does so by adding behavior to existing code (an advice) ''without'' modifying t ...

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of join points is called a pointcut. A join point is a specification of when, in the corresponding main program, the aspect code should be executed. The join point is a point of execution in the base code where the advice specified in a corresponding pointcut is applied.

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