Please forgive me if you know this already, but just in case: the terms Declarative and Imperative may be useful here.

Declarative: the code describes the desired result.

Imperative: the code describes the operations to take.

Most programming languages are Imperative, but some are Declarative, and some allow a mix of the two. More here: https://www.educative.io/blog/declarative-vs-imperative-prog...