Ko te āta raupapa i ngā takahanga e oti ai tētahi tātaitanga, e tutuki ai tētahi whāinga whāiti rānei. He mea ka whakaurua i te tīmatanga, ā, he hua, he otinga rānei ka puta i te mutunga o ngā takahanga. He āhua rite te hātepe ki te tohutaka.
The precise sequence of steps needed to complete a calculation or achieve a specific objective. Something is inputted at the beginning, and an output or solution is produced at the end of the steps. An algorithm can be compared to a recipe.