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AP CSP Big Idea 3
Vocab for Big Idea 3 AP CSP
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| variable | a abstraction inside a program that can hold a value. |
| list | a ordered sequence of elements. |
| element | a individual value in a list that is assigned a unique index. |
| index | a common method for referencing the elements in a list or string using natural numbers |
| string | a ordered sequence of characters. |
| algorithm | a finite set of instructions that accomplishes a specific task. |
| Sequencing | the application or executing of each step of an algorithm in the order in which the code statements are given. |
| code statement | a part of program code that expresses an action to be carried out. |
| expression | It can consist of a value, a variable, an operator, or a procedure call that returns a value. |
| String concatenation | joins together two or more strings end-to-end to make a new string. |
| substring | a part of an existing string. |
| procedure | a named group of programming instructions that may have parameters and return values. |
| method or function | Procedures are referred to by different names, such as method or function, depending on the programming language. |
| Parameters | input variables of a procedure. |