In React Router, programmatic navigation refers to the ability to navigate to a specific route programmatically, without relying on user actions like clicking on a link or typing in the address bar.

Programmatic navigation can be achieved using the history object or the withRouter higher-order component (HOC).

With the history object, you can use the push method to navigate to a specific URL. For example, to navigate to the '/about' route, you can use the following code:

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const goToAboutPage = () => {

  history.push('/about');

};

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<button onClick={goToAboutPage}>Go to About Page</button>