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GLOSSARY
App: An app is a software program primarily developed for hand-held smart devices such
as mobile and tablet.
Argument: A value passes into a function at the time of function call.
Data type: A data type specifies the type of value a variable can contains.
Function: Block of code or set of statements which perform a specific action.
Iteration: Single pass of loop.
Integrated Development and Learning Environment: Code editor in which you can
write and execute Python programs in the editor itself.
List: Homogeneous or heterogeneous collection of data elements. It is a sequence of
multiple values in an ordered sequence.
Mobile application/Mobile app: Software program that is developed for hand-held
devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Native apps: Apps primarily developed for a specific platform.
Operand: Object that can be manipulated by using different operators.
Operators: Special symbols which perform arithmetic and logical computation.
Program: Set of instructions that is designed to perform a specific task.
Prompt: Blinking cursor after the symbol (>>>) in the window.
Python dictionary: Compound data type, which contains an ordered and unordered pair
of key value with respect to the value of an element.
range( ) function: In-built function of Python which generates a sequence list.
String: A sequence of characters which is enclosed or surrounded by single (' ') or double
(" ") quotes.
Traversing: Visiting each element and processing it as required by the program.
Variables: Memory reference points where we store values which can be accessed or
changed later.
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