The visual programming language used in Code.org's online learning system for K-5 students.
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Abstraction
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A simplified representation of something more complex.
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Username
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A name you make up so that you can see or do things on a website, sometimes called a "screen name."
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Accessibility
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The design of products, devices, services, or environments taking into consideration the ability for all users to access, including people who experience disabilities or those who are limited by older or slower technology.
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Function Call
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The piece of code that you add to a program to indicate that the program should run the code inside a function at a certain time.
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Command
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An instruction for the computer. Many commands put together make up algorithms and computer programs.
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Algorithm
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A list of steps to finish a task.
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Debugging
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Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program.
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Interation
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A repetitive action or command typically created with programming loops.
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Cyberbullying
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Doing something on the internet, usually again and again, to make another personal feel angry, sad, or scared.
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Crowdsourcing
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Getting help from a large group of people to finish something faster.
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Byte
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The most common fundamental unit of digital data eg. Kilobyte, Megabyte, etc. A single byte is 8 bits-worth of data.
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Programming
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The art of creating a program.
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Computational Thinking
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Modifying a problem in such a way that it can be modeled or solved using a computer or machine. Strategies include: decomposition, pattern matching, abstraction, algorithms.