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Code Vocab
Term | Definition |
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attribute | a characteristic of an object |
behavior | an action that an object can perform |
bug | an error in the code |
class | a programmer |
constructor | a block of code that has the same name as the class and tells the computer how to create a new object |
debugging | finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program |
instantiate | to call the constructor to create an object |
object | an instance of a class |
object | oriented programming |
package | a collection of similar classes |
state | the attributes of an object that are represented by its instance variables |
class header | consists of the class keyword and the name of the class |
integrated development environment (IDE) | a software application for writing, compiling, testing, and debugging program code |
software | a collection of instructions that are run by a computer |
source code | a collection of programming commands |
syntax | the rules for how a programmer must write code for a computer to understand |
syntax error | a mistake in the code that does not follow a programming language's syntax |