Hi, my name is David, and I am eighteen years old. My program is Application Development. Basically, I am programming application for your smartphone or your computer, and I'm in my fourth semester. At first, it's relatively easy but when you get to where I am it's more difficult. So, I decide to do a glossary to help you to learn programming words.
Algorithm
noun
a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
Example: There are problems in the algorithm.
en: Algorithme
Boolean
Programming word
Stores true or false.
Example: I have to return Boolean variables.
en: Boolean
Byte
Noun
Set of several bits constituting a complete unit of information.
Example: The program contains 20 bytes of memory.
en: octet
char
Programmig word
Stores a single byte(one character).
Example: The char in this variable is A.
en: char
Compilation
noun
Transformation of the source code into an executable file.
Example: The compilation of the program is long.
en: Compilation
Concatenation
noun
Operation that adds one character string to the end of another.
Example: Concatenation is done between two sentences.
en: Concaténation
Condition
noun
Instruction used to test a value and execute a block of instructions according to the result of the test.
Example: The passage is free if the condition is the same.
en: Condition
Constant
Noun
Element that does not vary.
Example: This variable must not change so it is constant.
en: Constante
Declaration
noun
Instruction that tells the program the existence of a variable or function.
Example: The declaration of the variable allows not to have an error.
en: Déclaration
double
A double-precision floating-point value.
Example: This decimal number will be a double.
en: double
float
Programming word
A single-precision floating-point value.
en: float
HTML
noun
Markup language used for the creation of web pages, allowing in particular to define hypertext links.
Example: I created my website in HTML.
en: HTML
int
Programming word
Represents a natural number
Example: This integer is an int.
en: int
Loop
noun
a structure, series, or process, the end of which is connected to the beginning.
Example: The loop executes the code multiple times.
en: Boucle
Modulo
Word
Two numbers are congruent modulo a given number if they give the same remainder when divided by that number.
Example: The modulo of a number is difficult to determine.
en: Modulo
Operation
noun
Instructions for manipulating data.
Example: This multiplication operation is long.
en: Opération
Print
Verb
Displays on-screen instructions
Example: I want to print this sentence.
en: imprimer
Return
Value that is returned at the end of a condition.
Example: My function returns, the result of this multiplication.
en: Retourner
style sheet
A style sheet language, or style language, is a computer language that expresses the presentation of structured documents. One attractive feature of structured documents is that the content can be reused in many contexts and presented in various ways.
Example: The style of the button is included in the style sheet.
