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GLOSSARY
21 st #Digital Literacy
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Skills #Communication
1. Access Specifier: Access modifiers are keywords in object-oriented languages that set the accessibility of
classes, methods, and other members.
2. Array: It is a collection of data items that are all of the same type. Each item's position in an array is
uniquely designated by an integer.
3. Assignment Sign: It is denoted by a ‘=’ sign. It is used to assign a value on the right to the variable on the
left.
4. Boolean Literal: It is a special literal that holds constant value as true or false.
5. Bytecode: It is an intermediate binary form of Java source code that is obtained after the compilation of
the program.
6. Break: A statement used to exit a loop or a switch statement.
7. Buffer: It is a reserve space in memory used for temporary storage. It is also called cache memory.
8. Compiler: A software that is used to convert high-level languages to machine language. It converts an
entire program at once.
9. Continue: It is a statement used to skip the current iteration in a loop and move on to the next step.
10. Data Abstraction: It is a feature of OOP that refers to the act of presenting the essential features without
including the background data.
11. Data Hiding: It refers to the act of limiting the access to data directly outside the class premises, even if the
data is present in the same program.
12. Debugging: It is an act of removing errors or bugs from a program.
13. Encapsulation: It refers to the process of wrapping the data and methods together in a single unit.
14. Explicit Conversion: It refers to the process of converting one data type to another according to the user’s
wishes.
15. Expression: It is a combination of two or more than two operands/variable and arithmetic operators that
makes sense.
16. Floating Literal: A real number is considered a floating literal if it includes a decimal point.
17. Identifier: It is used to identify the key elements of a program like class name, object name, methods,
variable name, etc.
18. Implicit Conversion: It refers to the process of converting one data type to another without user
interference.
19. Impure Function: These are functions that may or may not return any value but they can change the state
of an object.
20. Inheritance: It is a feature of OOP that allows one class to acquire the properties of another class.
21. Instance Variable: It is a variable that is defined within a class outside any member function and provides
a separate copy of itself for each object of the class.
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