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5th Coding Vocab
vocabulary to know for coding
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| COMMAND | one step in code |
| CONDITIONAL | An If/Then or If/Then/Else command telling the robot that IF a condition is met, then do X, IF it is NOT met, do Y |
| EVENT | an action that causes something else to happen |
| FUNCTION | A short sequence of instructions, given a name, that can be reused throughout a program |
| FUNCTION CALL | a command that runs the function sequence |
| LOOP | A sequence of code that repeats |
| SPRITE | a graphic on the screen with a location, size and appearance |
| VARIABLE | a name or symbol that represents a number (or other value) that can be referred to in a program and changed over time |
| DEBUG | to find and fix a problem in the code |