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As the name suggests, pseudocode generally does not actually obey the syntax rules of any particular language ; there is no systematic standard form, although any particular writer will generally borrow style and syntax ; for example, control structures from some conventional programming language.

Popular syntax sources include Pascal, BASIC, C, C ++, Java, Lisp, and ALGOL.

Variable declarations are typically omitted.

Function calls and blocks of code, such as code contained within a loop, are often replaced by a one-line natural language sentence.