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GLOSSARY






                        Animation: A series of static images that are displayed in a continuous sequence.


                        Code block: A group of two or more statements that are enclosed in curly braces. Code blocks are also known
                       as compound statements.


                        Embed: Embed means to insert content from another website into your own. Text, Sound, Photos, and Video
                       files, all can be embedded.


                       Event: A change in an object’s state like pressing a key, closing a window etc.


                        Function: A block of code created specifically to carry out a specific task.


                        GIF: (Graphics Interchange Format) It is a file format for image files that supports both animated and static
                       images.


                       In
                        finite loop: A block of code whose test condition is always true, and so it executes repeatedly until it runs
                       out of memory.


                        MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface, serves as a bridge between an instrument and a sound-generating
                       device. The application that controls the sound card on the Internet is a MIDI file.


                        Null Value: It denotes that a variable does not have a value yet, or that a value is not available.


                       Plug-in: A software that adds new features or extends the functionality of an existing application.


                        PSD Template: A PSD template is a pre-made design using which users can produce customised files without
                       worrying about the design’s layout, composition, or other aesthetic details.


                       Sc
                        ope: Lifetime of a variable in a program.


                        Snippet: A small, reusable piece of code that can be integrated into a larger program.


                       Streaming: The continuous transfer of audio and video data from a server to a client.


                       St
                        oryboard: The storyboard view is used to look at the sequence or ordering of the clips in your project and
                       easily rearrange them, if necessary.






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