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APCSP CodeAI Unit 07
AP Computer Science Principles Code.org Unit 07 Vocabulary All Lessons
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| parameter | a variable in a function definition. Used as a placeholder for values that will be passed through the function. |
| argument | the value passed to the parameter |
| return | used to return the flow of control to the point where the procedure (also known as a function) was called and to return the value of expression |
| procedural abstraction | a process and allows a procedure to be used only knowing what it does, not how it does it; procedural abstraction allows a solution to a large problem to be based on the solution of smaller subproblems; this is accomplished by creating procedures to solve each of the subproblems |
| library | a group of functions (procedures) that may be used in creating new programs |
| Application Program Interface (API) | specifications for how functions in a library behave and can be used |
| modularity | the subdivision of a computer program into separate subprograms |