Tells the computer to start executing a different part of program rather than one by one.
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Assignment Operator
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A symbol in code that assigns values from the right side of an equation (called an operand) to what is on the left side of the equation. Assigning a value to a variable is a classic example that uses the "equal to" assignment operator (Example: color = 255).
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Data(Type)
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A classification of data or "class type" that defines what a data item is or is not, such as integer, float, string, or Boolean.
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Logical Operator
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Operators that determine if certain conditions are true or false.
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Tracer (Round) Program
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A highly abstracted program that implements only the most basic and necessary structures without implementing the more specific details.
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Nesting
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Putting a function inside another function or a loop inside another loop. One method is contained within another one.
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Syntax
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The set of rules that defines the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured in that language. The grammar and spelling of text-based programming languages.
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Equality Operators
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An operator that compares values. An example of a numerical equality is testing whether a conditional statement returned the value you were looking for (8=8).
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Variable
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The smallest unit of data storage that a program can use. A variable contains known or unknown information referred to as a "value." Two types of variables are global and local.
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Syntactically
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According to the rules of syntax.
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Chained Conditionals
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A series of conditionals that a computer moves through until it finds the one that is true.