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Karel Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Code | a system of words, letters, figures, or other symbols substituted for other words, letters, etc., especially for the purposes of secrecy. |
| Commands | give an authoritative order. |
| Computing | the use or operation of computers. |
| Computer | an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program. |
| Degrees | the amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present. |
| Karel | strong man |
| Semicolon | a punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma. |
| World | denoting one of the most important or influential people or things of its class. |
| Functions | an activity or purpose natural to or intended for a person or thing. |
| Calling a function | A JavaScript function is executed when "something" invokes it (calls it). |
| Curly bracket | An open curly bracket is { and a close curly bracket is } |
| Function | a way to teach Karel a new word. |
| Function Body | Body of a code. |
| Pseudocode | An informal high-level description of the operating principle of a computer program or other algorithm. It uses the structural conventions of a programming language, but is intended for human reading rather than machine reading. |
| Decomposition | Smaller code |
| Top down design | Break up / smaller code |
| Defining a function | To define a code. |
| Multi line comments | A message in your code that explains what is going on but goes multiple lines |
| Postcondition | What should be true after the function is called |
| Precondition | Assumptions we make about what must be true before the function is called. |
| Single line | A message in your code that explains what is going on is usually only one line. |
| Start Function | This is the function that is called when you click run |
| Super Karel | SuperKarel is like Karel but already knows how to turnRight() and turnAround() |
| Street | In Karels world it is when he is traveling horizontally |
| Avenue | In Karels world it is when he is travelling vertically |