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Term | Definition |
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Boolean expression | evaluates to true or false |
boolean data type | declares a variable with the value of either true or false |
Boolean value | true or false |
conditional operator | the symbols ? : appearing together |
dangling else ambiguity | when it is unclear which if that an else should be matched with |
debugging | process of finding and fixing errors in a program |
fall-through behavior | In a switch statement , statements starting from matched case are executed unless a break or end of switch statement is reached. |
flowchart | diagram that describes an algorithm or process |
operator associativity | what order each operator is evaluated when operators of the same precedence are grouped in the absence of parentheses |
operator precedence | what order each operator is evaluated |
selection statement | let you choose actions with alternative courses |
short-circuit(lazy) operator | an operator that only evaluates the second operand when necessary |