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Head First Java Ch. 1

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Definition
Float   The usual keyword for the floating-point data type, e.g. in the C programming language  
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Void   does not have a return type  
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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  
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Java   A simple, object-oriented programming language  
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Arrays   group of related data values grouped together as one value  
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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  
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While   loop statement in programming that performs pre-defined tasks while in the process of doing something else  
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Branch    
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DC   electrical current that flows unidirectionally  
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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.  
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Variable   location capable of storing temporary data within a program  
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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  
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IC   package containing many circuits, pathways, transistors, and other electronic components all working together to perform a particular function or a series of functions  
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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  
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System.out.print   a simple statement in Java that prints a phrase of the coder’s choice to the console  
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Static   generated by other code or script and will not change unless the creator makes a change and re-uploads the file.  
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Main   starting point for the execution of the code in the application  
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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  
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String   any series of characters that are interpreted literally by a script  
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Declare   a statement in programming that define a variable, array, and if applicable its value  
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JVM   software that interprets Java bytecode and converts it into machine language to execute it on the computer  
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Command   word or set of words that, when typed or in some cases spoken, cause the computer to perform a certain operation  
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