Term | Definition |
Float | The usual keyword for the floating-point data type, e.g. in the C programming language |
Void | does not have a return type |
Public | one where any part of the program can access or update its members by using the name of the member that is to be accessed |
Java | A simple, object-oriented programming language |
Arrays | group of related data values grouped together as one value |
Loops | process of a software program or script repeats the same instructions or processes the same information over and over until receiving the order to stop |
While | loop statement in programming that performs pre-defined tasks while in the process of doing something else |
Branch | |
DC | electrical current that flows unidirectionally |
Compiler | The process of creating an executable program from code written in a compiled programming language that allows the computer to run and understand the program without the need of the programming software used to create it. |
Variable | location capable of storing temporary data within a program |
Int | numeric value, for example, 1 and 1234 are examples of integers. A negative integer is any negative numeric value, for example, -1 and -1234 are examples of a negative integers |
IC | package containing many circuits, pathways, transistors, and other electronic components all working together to perform a particular function or a series of functions |
IT | Information Technology and is a broad term for all forms of technology that describes a department in control of handling or supporting a computer company |
System.out.print | a simple statement in Java that prints a phrase of the coder’s choice to the console |
Static | generated by other code or script and will not change unless the creator makes a change and re-uploads the file. |
Main | starting point for the execution of the code in the application |
Method | The method has access to the variables and properties defined in the class/object and can perform tasks on any instances any series of characters that are interpreted literally by a scriptof the class/object |
String | any series of characters that are interpreted literally by a script |
Declare | a statement in programming that define a variable, array, and if applicable its value |
JVM | software that interprets Java bytecode and converts it into machine language to execute it on the computer |
Command | word or set of words that, when typed or in some cases spoken, cause the computer to perform a certain operation |