Programming Vocabulary

Question	Answer
Variable	a name for a piece of data that you want the program to remember
String	a type of variable that can store words and sentances (ie a STRING of characters)
Integer	a type of variable that holds whole numbers with no decimal point
IDE	Integrated Development Environment a piece of software to help you program other software
Operator	a type of operation you want to do on some data. + - * / < > = are all operators
Binary	a method of counting that only uses 0 and 1 as the digits. also known as base-2
If statement	a block of code that will only run if certain conditions are met
For statement	a type of loop that will iterate through a list (or array) of variables
While statement	A type of loop that will continue looping until the statement is not true
Boolean	a type of variable that can only be either "True" or "False".
Function / Procedure / Subroutine	a list of instructions that is self contained and can be used (or called) repeatedly
Object	a model of an element in the program that can contain properties and procedures
Float	a type of variable with a "floating" or decimal point number between -127 and 127
Class	a blueprint for describing an object
Instance	an object that is currently in use (you can have lots of instances of the same object)
Char or Character	a type of variable that holds only a single symbol. "A" "b" and "@" are all characters

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	Created by Alex Baker over 11 years ago