IF
Updated: 11/12/2023 by Computer Hope
IF may refer to any of the following:
1. In programming, "if" is commonly known as an if statement. See our if statement page for further information and examples of this conditional statement.
2. In Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets, IF is a function that helps create a conditional statement in a spreadsheet. Below is an example of how an Excel formula containing the IF function may look using pseudo code to help illustrate each portion of the formula.
=IF(CELL="VALUE","PRINT OR DO THIS","ELSE PRINT OR DO THIS")
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See the following link for further examples and information with this function.
3. IF is an abbreviation for interactive fiction, a computer gaming genre. See our interactive fiction page for further information on this term.
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See our game page for a listing of video game genres.