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Java Programming Key Terms

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Float   A java keyword used to define a floating point number variable  
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Void   A java keyword used in method declarations to specify that the method does not return any value. It can also be used as a nonfunctional statement  
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Public   A java keyword used in a method or variable declaration. It signifies that the method or variable can be accessed by elements residing in other classes  
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Java   a high level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems  
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Array   A collection of data items, all of the same type, in which each item’s position is uniquely designated by an integer  
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Loop   lines of code that will repeat until a condition is met, of stays true, could be a do- while, for, or while loop  
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While   A java keyword used to declare a loop that iterates a block of statements. The loop’s exit condition is specified as part of the while statement  
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Branch   stores a new instruction address into the program counter  
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DC   a direct current  
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Compiler   a program to translate source code to be executed by a computer. The Java compiler translates source code written in the Java programming language into bytecode for the Java virtual machine  
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Variable   An item of data named by an identifier. Each variable has a type such as int or Object, and a scope  
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INT   A java keyword used to define a variable of type integer  
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IC   A small chip holding billions of transistors  
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IT   Information technology (IT) is the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data, often in the context of a business or other enterprise  
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System.out.print   a command that “prints” what you put in onto your string or in the application  
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Static   A Java keyword used to define a variable as a class variable. Classes maintain one copy of class variables regardless of how many instances exist of that class. Static can also be used to define a method as a class method.  
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Main   the starting point for the execution of the code in the application  
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Method   A function defined in a class, unless specified otherwise a method is not static  
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String   consist of zero or more Unicode characters that are immutable  
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Declare   to state or define  
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JVM   a software “execution engine” that safely and compatible executed the byte codes in Java class files on a microprocessor  
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Command   to direct with authority, makes the program do something  
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