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Technology
Tech Vocab Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Algorithm | A list of steps you can follow to finish a task. |
| Decompose | Break down a problem 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. |