Glossary

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Chapter # This page contains a glossary of terms used within the wiki along with definitions.
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Glossary

- A -

• Argument - A value passed to a method's parameter during a method call.
• Array- An object that can contain many values of the same type. [ABU]

- C -

• Control Statement - A statement that returns a boolean value usually used to denote conditions for an if statement or the end case of a loop.

- M -

• Main Method - The method which Java runs when it is told to execute a class.

- N -

• Nested Method Call - A method call in which another method call is used as an argument.

- P -

• Parameter - An input value which that a method expects.

- R -

• Return Value - A value that a method which is finished running passes to its caller.

• Reference Variable - A variable that is used as a pointer (or an address) to an object. [ABU]

- U -

• User - The person who is giving input to and interpreting output from your program.
• User-Defined Method - A section of code which is declared once in a program, then used by other code sections.