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Destiney M. - U1:1-3
Unit 1 Lesson 1-3
Term | Definition |
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Editor | the large window where we type our code |
Line Number | the numbers at the beginning of each line |
Run | after we type in our code, we click the "Run" button to execute the program |
Output Panel | shows the end result of a successful code |
Console | this box contains error messages |
Editor Keys | a button that displays a list of shortcut keys |
Comments | begin with 2 dashes and a space. mark lines that are ignored by the computer |
Definitions | equal sign separating the word that's being defined at the left of the equal sign from right of equal sign |
Keywords | special words used to modify the way a computer program work (import, program, where) |
Identifiers | names of variables or functions |
Operators | math symbols ( +, -, *, / ) |
Punctuation | square brackets, parenthesis, commas |
Literal Data | includes numbers such as 1 or text that's enclosed in double quotes |
specification | a statement at the top of the input panel that specifies the purpose of the program |
documentation | description of all the available libraries for your reference |
library | a collection of predefined functions |
import statement | using the keyword import followed by the name of the library being imported. once the library is imported into the code, programmer can use any function defined in that library |
hanging indent | formatting of a paragraph, notation or definition for which all lines except the first are indented |
header | includes specification, name and date, import statements |
body | where the actual code is |
lettering | the function that shows text at the center of the output panel |
letteringBlock | the function that shows text at the top of the output panel |
drawingOf | the function that applies the action of forming pictures |
nesting | placing a function inside of another function, the program will read it form the inside out |
type | a general classification of data that describes |