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array a list or ordered collection of elements
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block a section of code defined by some reserved symbol.
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boolean a datatype that can hold either a 1 or a 0, true or false
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byte 8 bits
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case sensitive a condition wherein whether a character is upper or lower case has significance
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char a datatype that holds a character
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argument d
  
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class a derived C++ datatype that represents a collection of related members and functions.
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array
  
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condition a relational expression that evaluates to true or false
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block
  
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constant a location in memory whose value does not change
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boolean
  
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counter a variable used to keep count
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byte
  
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datatype a term used to declare the kind of value a variable will hold or a function will return
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define to assign a value to a variable or to write the code that holds the instructions for a function
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char
  
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double a datatype for a floating point (decimal) variable
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class
  
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editor a program that is used to create source code
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condition
  
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encapsulation to enclose in a block using braces
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constant
  
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error codes values that are returned to indicate why a process failed
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counter
  
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executable code the end result of the compiling/linking process, stand alone code that can be run on a computer
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datatype
  
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float a datatype that can hold floating point or decimal value
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define
  
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function a block of code that encapsulates a given process
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double
  
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global the scope of a variable that allows it to be used by all blocks of a program
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editor
  
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IDE integrated development environment
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encapsulation
  
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identifier the name assigned to a variable or function
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error codes
  
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initialization the process of assigning an initial or beginning value to a variable
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executable code
  
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instance the occurrence of an object of a class
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float
  
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int the datatype that holds a whole number or integer
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function
  
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keyword a reserved word reserved in a programming language that is assigned a special meaning
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global
  
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main a keyword used to define the principle block of code. This is the name of the function where the program begins
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member a variable or function in a class
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identifier
  
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object something created when a variable is declared. An instantiation of a class
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initialization
  
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object oriented programming a type of programming that used classes to create objects.
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instance
  
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operator word or symbol that causes some kind of computation or action
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int
  
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pixel a picture element, the smallest bit of data on a screen
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keyword
  
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pseudocode English text that describes the flow or steps of a program
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main
  
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public a member of a class that can be accessed by objects of any class
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member
  
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relational operator a word or symbol that tests whether an expression is true or false
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object
  
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return value a value sent back to the calling function when a function ends
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object oriented programming
  
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scope the block in which a value can be accessed
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operator
  
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source code the instructions of a program written in a programming language
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pixel
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pseudocode
  
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statement a line of instruction terminated by a semicolon
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public
  
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trace to follow the sequence of a program
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relational operator
  
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variable an object, a location in memory whose value can change
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return value
  
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void a datatype that holds no value
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scope
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source code
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statement
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void

Revision as of 16:53, 7 June 2019

{ } braces

[ ] brackets

( ) parentheses

< less than

> greater than


Preprocessor Directive:

Block:

Comments:

Whitespace:

Case Sensitivity: Some languages are case sensitive - a ROSE is NOT a Rose, and is NOT a rose.

argument d

array

block

boolean

byte

case sensitive

char

class

condition

constant

counter

datatype

define

double

editor

encapsulation

error codes

executable code

float

function

global

IDE

identifier

initialization

instance

int

keyword

main

member

object

object oriented programming

operator

pixel pseudocode

public

relational operator

return value

scope

source code

statement

trace

variable

void

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