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Coding Terminology everyone should know 📘📙

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🔸Algorithm: An algorithm is a set of instructions or rules designed to solve a definite problem

🔸Program: Program is an organized collection of instructions that perform a specific task

🔸Statement: Statement is a single line of code written legally in a programming language

🔸API: API is the acronym for Application Programming Interface, which is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other

🔸Arguments: Argument or arg is a value that is passed into a command or a function

🔸Boolean: Boolean is an expression used to create statements that are either TRUE or FALSE

🔸ASCII: ASCII is a standard that assigns letters, numbers and other characters different slots

🔸Bug: Bug is a term used to denote an unexpected error that causes it to malfunction

🔸Char: Char is a display unit of information equal to one alphabetic letter or symbol

🔸Int: Int is a display unit of information equal to a numeric value

🔸Objects: An object is a combination of variables, constants, and other data structures

🔸Object-Oriented Programming: OOP is a model defined by programmers that revolve around objects and data.

🔸Class: A class refers to a set of related objects with common properties

🔸Code: Code is a term that describes a written set of instructions using protocols

🔸Array: Arrays are lists or groups of similar type of data values that are grouped

🔸Compilation: Compilation is the process of converting high-level language to low-level language

🔸Conditionals: Conditionals help the code make a choice and result in either TRUE or FALSE

🔸Command line interface: The command-line interface is a user interface based on the text

🔸Data types: A data type is the classification of a particular type of data

🔸Constants: A constant is a value that doesn't change during the execution of the program

🔸Declaration: A statement that describes a variable, function or any other identifier

🔸Exception: An unexpected condition encountered during the execution of a program

🔸Expression: An expression is being used to represent the value of one or more variables

🔸Framework: Framework is an environmental platform for developing software applications

🔸Hardcode: The term hardcode is used to describe code that is not likely to change.

🔸Loop: A loop is a sequence of instructions that repeat until a condition is met

🔸Endless loop: An endless loop is a continuous repetition of a program that is everlasting

🔸Iteration: Iteration is a single pass through a set of operations that deal with code

🔸Keywords: Words that are reserved by a programming language and have special meaning

🔸Null: Null defines the lack of any value whatsoever

🔸Variable: A variable is a location that stores temporary data within a program

🔸Operand: In the expression 'A+F+Q', 'A', 'F', and 'Q' are operands

🔸Operator: Operator is used to denote the object which can manipulate different operands

🔸Pointer: A pointer is a variable that contains the address of a location in the memory

🔸Syntax: Languages having their own set of rules on how statements can be covered

🔸Low-Level Language: Low-Level language is the language which is machine-friendly language

🔸High-Level Language: High-Level language is the language which is programming friendly language

🔸Machine Language: Machine language is a low-level language comprised of binary digits

🔸Package: A package is an organized module of related interfaces and classes

🔸Runtime: Runtime is the time period during which a program is running on a PC

🔸Compile time: Compile time refers to the time duration in which the programming code is converted to the machine code (i.e binary code) and usually occurs before runtime.

🔸Backend: Backend is the term used for background in programming

🔸Frontend: The frontend is the user interface of a computer or any device

🔸Server-side: When procedures and processes are performed on the server

🔸Client-side:Client-side is the software that runs on a user's web browser

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