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Term | Definition |
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Comments | begin with two dashes and a space and mark lines that are ignored by the computer. You can also comment out several lines at once by starting with {- and putting -} at the end. |
Definitions | have an equal sign separating the word that is being defined, at the left (the head), from the expression that it stands for, at the right (the body). |
Keywords | are special words that are used to modify the way a computer program works. They are usually shown in boldface in the editor. |
import | is used to add functionality to your program using code that other people wrote. That code is stored in libraries inside the computer. |
program | marks the line that is activated when you click the "Run" button. CodeWorld programs always start at the line indicated by the keyword program. |
where | begins a block of code that can be used only in the line immediately above it. It is used to organize code in independent chunks that don't interfere with each other. |
Ethics | The moral principles applied to a person's actions |
Plagiarism | The unethical act of passing off someone else's work as your own |
Problem Solver: | A thinker that takes all of the knowledge and resources at hand to design solutions |
Perseverance | The act of continuing to attempt something difficult, even if it takes a long time to succeed, often after many failures |
Growth Mindset | The belief that you can learn and grow through perseverance and resilience |
Debugging | The process of searching for, identifying, and fixing errors in a code/program |
Facilitating questions | Questions that are used to guide conversation rather than provide answers |
Constructive Criticism | Suggesting improvements or questioning a decision in a healthy and supportive manner |
Specification | A statement at the top of the input panel that specifies the purpose of the program (as a comment so it is ignored by the program). |
Documentation | A 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, the programmer can use any function defined in that library. |
Hanging indent | Formatting of a paragraph, citation, or definition for which all lines except the first are indented. |
Type | a general classification of data that describes how it is intended to be used. |
List | a collection of objects of the same type |
Empty list | a list with no objects inside |
Input | An expression or object that is passed to a function. |
Output | An expression or object that results from what the function does to the input. |
Type | A general classification of data that describes how the data is intended to be used. |
Function | A predefined process applied to an input to produce an output. |