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Scratch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Algorithm | A list of steps that you can follow to finish a task |
| Decompose | Break a problem down into smaller pieces |
| Abstraction | Pulling out specific differences to make one solution work for multiple problems |
| Pattern Matching | Finding similarities between things |
| Function | A piece of code that you can easily call over and over again |
| Variable | A placeholder for a piece of information that can change |
| Statement | A directive that tells the computer to do something |
| Boolean Expression | Expression that is either true or false. In Scratch, any block shaped like an elongated diamond is a Boolean expression |
| Condition | Something that must be true in order for something to happen |
| Events | One thing causing other things to happen |
| Parallelism | Things happening at the same time |