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Communication
                     GLOSSARY






                         Abstraction: Abstraction is a technique to hide complex information of a program from
                         the user.


                         Argument: A value passed into a function at the time of function call is called argument.



                         Code: Code or source code refers to a set of instructions written in a programming language
                         like C++ and Python.


                         Compilation: The process of creating executable files of the code written in a programming
                         language is called compilation.

                         Compiler: A compiler is a program that translates the program source code written in a
                         programming language into machine readable code.


                         Constant: A constant is a fixed value that never changes throughout the program.


                         Encapsulation: Encapsulation refers to the bundling of data with the methods that operate
                         on that data, or the restricting of direct access to some of an object’s components.


                         Function: A function is a block of code or a set of statements that performs a specific
                         action.

                         Inheritance: Inheritance is a technique in which a class acquires properties and functions
                         from another class.


                         Iteration: Iteration refers to a single pass of a loop.



                         Operand:  An  operand  refers  to  an  object  that  can  be  manipulated  using different
                         operators.

                         Object: An object is a real world entity that has the same properties and behaviour as its
                         class.


                         Operator: An operator is a symbol that tells the compiler to perform specific mathematical
                         or logical operation.

                          Program:  A  program  is  a  set  of  instructions  that  is  designed  to  perform  a  specific
                          task.


                         Variable: A variable is memory location to store values.




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