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- 1Problem solvingThe process of formulating a problem, finding a solution, and
expressing the solution. - 2high-level languageA programming language like Python that is designed to
be easy for humans to read and write. - 3low-level languageA programming language that is designed to be easy for
a computer to execute; also called “machine language” or “assembly language.” - 4portabilityA property of a program that can run on more than one kind of
computer. - 5interpretTo execute a program in a high-level language by translating it one
line at a time. - 6compileTo translate a program written in a high-level language into a low-level
language all at once, in preparation for later execution. - 7source codeA program in a high-level language before being compiled.
- 8object codeThe output of the compiler after it translates the program.
- 9executableAnother name for object code that is ready to be executed.
- 10scriptA program stored in a file (usually one that will be interpreted).
- 11programA set of instructions that specifies a computation.
- 12algorithmA general process for solving a category of problems.
- 13bugAn error in a program.
- 14debuggingThe process of finding and removing any of the three kinds of programming
errors. - 15syntaxThe structure of a program.
- 16syntax errorAn error in a program that makes it impossible to parse (and
therefore impossible to interpret). - 17runtime errorAn error that does not occur until the program has started to
execute but that prevents the program from continuing. - 18exceptionAnother name for a runtime error.
- 19semantic errorAn error in a program that makes it do something other than
what the programmer intended. - 20semanticsThe meaning of a program.
- 21natural languageAny one of the languages that people speak that evolved
naturally. - 22formal languageAny one of the languages that people have designed for specific
purposes, such as representing mathematical ideas or computer programs;
all programming languages are formal languages. - 23tokenOne of the basic elements of the syntactic structure of a program, analogous
to a word in a natural language. - 24parseTo examine a program and analyze the syntactic structure.
- 25print statementAn instruction that causes the Python interpreter to display
a value on the screen.
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