Coding vocabulary words. Coding
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| abstraction | Pulling out specific differences to make one solution work for multiple problems.
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| algorithm | A list of steps to finish a task. A set of instructions that ca be performed with or without a computer. For example, the collection of steps to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is an algorithm.
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| binary | A way of representing information using only two options.
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| blockly | The visual programming language used in Code.org's online learning system for K-5 students.
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| bug | An error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected.
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| call (a function) | This is the piece of code that you add to a program to indicate that the program should run the code inside a function at a certain time.
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| code | One or more commands or algorithm(s) designed to be carried out by a computer.
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| command | An instruction for the computer.
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| computational thinking | Making problems into smaller, more manageable problems, find repeating patterns and step-by-step algorithms.
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| computer science | Using the power of computers to solve problems.
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| conditionals | Statements that only run under certain conditions or situations.
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| crowdsourcing | Getting help from a large group of people to finish something faster or for funding.
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| data | Information
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| debugging | Finding and fixing errors in programs.
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| decompose | Break a problem down into smaller pieces.
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| define | To add code inside a function so that the program knows what it is supposed to do when the function is called.
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| digital citizen | Someone who acts safely, responsibly, and respectfully online.
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| digital footprint | The information about someone on the Internet.
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| DNS (domain name service) | The service that translates URLs to IP addresses.
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| DSL/cable | A method of sending information using telephone or television cables.
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| event | An action that causes something to happen.
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| event-handler | A monitor for a specific event or action on a computer.
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| fiber optic cable | A connection that uses light to transmit information.
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| for loop | A loop with a predetermined beginning, end, and increment.
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| function | A piece of code that you can easily call over and over again.
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| function call | The piece of code that you add to a program to indicate that the program should run the code inside a function at a certain time.
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| function definition | The code inside a function that instructs the program on what to do when the function is called.
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| Internet | A group of computers and servers that are connected to each other.
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| IP address | A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet.
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| iteration | A repetitive action or command typically created with programming loops.
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| loop | The action of doing something over and over again.
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| packets | Small chunks of information that have been carefully formed from larger chunks of information.
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| pattern matching | Finding similarities between things.
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| Parameter | An extra piece of information that you pass to the function to customize it for a specific need.
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| persistence | Trying again and again, even when something is very hard.
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| program | An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
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| programming | The art of creating a program.
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| run program | Cause the computer to execute the commands you've written in your program.
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| servers | Computers that exist only to provide things to others.
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| toolbox | The tall grey bar in the middle section of Code.org's online learning system that contains all of the commands you can use to write your program.
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| URL | Easy-to-remember address (like www.code.org).
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| username | A name you make up so that you can see or do things on a website, sometimes called a "screen name."
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| variable | A placeholder for a piece of information that can change.
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| Wi-Fi | A wireless method of sending information using radio waves.
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| workspace | The white area on the right side of Code.org's online learning system where you drag and drop commands to build your program.
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