I haven’t usually used such a restrictive definition, flow control is any mechanism that directs program location. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_flow

I haven’t usually used such a restrictive definition, flow control is any mechanism that directs program location. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_flow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_flow And flow control and indirection are not two concepts I’ve ever grouped together as complementary either. A function call is not something I’ve ever heard as “indirection”.