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Code Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| attribute | a characteristic of an object |
| behavior | an action that an object can perform |
| bug | an error in the code |
| class | a programmer |
| constructor | a block of code that has the same name as the class and tells the computer how to create a new object |
| debugging | finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program |
| instantiate | to call the constructor to create an object |
| object | an instance of a class |
| object | oriented programming |
| package | a collection of similar classes |
| state | the attributes of an object that are represented by its instance variables |
| class header | consists of the class keyword and the name of the class |
| integrated development environment (IDE) | a software application for writing, compiling, testing, and debugging program code |
| software | a collection of instructions that are run by a computer |
| source code | a collection of programming commands |
| syntax | the rules for how a programmer must write code for a computer to understand |
| syntax error | a mistake in the code that does not follow a programming language's syntax |