Term:	abstract
ID:	33602
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Mathematical algebra and logic that describe several different concrete algebras and logics.

Term:	abstract
ID:	33603
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Software engineering descriptions that do not swamp you with unnecessary detail -- they provide enough information to use something without knowing its detailed construction.

Term:	accessor
ID:	33604
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	a method or member function that does not change the object to which it is applied, also known as a const function.

Term:	actual_parameter
ID:	33605
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Any parameter in the call of a subprogram.

Term:	ad hoc polymorphism
ID:	33740
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/24/14
Definition:	Overloading.

Term:	Ada
ID:	33579
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Programming language designed for programming embedded applications.

Term:	ADT
ID:	33580
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Abstract data type.

Term:	ADT
ID:	33581
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Data_type with hidden implementation details.

Term:	ADT
ID:	33582
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	abbreviation="Abstract Data Type".

Term:	algorithm
ID:	33606
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	A description in precise but natural language plus mathematical notation of how a problem is solved.

Term:	Algorithm
ID:	33781
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/24/14
Definition:	A precise description of a series of steps to attain a goal.

Term:	alias
ID:	33607
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Two names or identifiers are aliases if they name or identify the same thing.

Term:	argument
ID:	33608
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	C = parameter.

Term:	arithmetic_operations
ID:	33609
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	addition, subtraction, multiplication and division ideally forming an ADT with the algebraic properties of a ring or field.

Term:	array
ID:	33610
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	data_type - Each array associates each value of one data type with a unique object of another type

Term:	ASCII
ID:	33583
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	The original common character code for computers using 8 bits.

Term:	assignment
ID:	33611
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Statement - A statement with an expression and a variable. The expression is evaluated and the result is stored in the variables.

Term:	associativity
ID:	33612
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Rules for determining which of two identical infix operators should be evaluated first.

Term:	BASIC
ID:	33584
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code", a family of languages developed for teaching programming and given away with early IBM PCs.

Term:	binary
ID:	33616
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Pertaining to 2. Binary operators have two operands. Binary numbers have base 2 and use 2 symbols.

Term:	bind
ID:	33613
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	to create a binding.

Term:	binding
ID:	33614
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	A relationship between two things, typically an identifier and some one of its properties or attributes. For example a variable is an identifier bound to a piece of storage in the main memory of the computer.

Term:	bindings
ID:	33615
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Plural of binding.

Term:	bit
ID:	33617
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	A binary digit. A unit of information introduced by Shannon in the 1940's.

Term:	block
ID:	33618
Category:	Programming
Date Added:	08/02/14
Definition:	Program_structure; A piece of source code that has one or more declarations in it.