Glossary or terms
Term | Meaning |
argument | a value passed to a function when it is called |
function | a piece of code that takes one or more inputs and returns a value as an output |
function definition | The code that defines how a function should behave |
function call | The code that makes use of an existing function definition with a specific set of inputs |
input | same as argument |
method | same as a function, but specifically it is a function that is defined as part of an object |
object | some code that groups a set of named values together |
output | same as return value |
parameter | variables listed in |
return value | the value that is output by a function when it finishes running |
type | any one of a number of different kinds of value, such as a string or an integer, an array, or a function |
variable | Some named element to which a value can be assigned and updated |
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