list
an ordered collection of elements
element
an individual value in a list that is assigned a unique index
index
a common method for referencing the elements in a list or string using numbers
iteration
a repetitive portion of an algorithm which repeats a specified number of times or until a given condition is met
infinite loop
occurs when the ending conditon will never evaluate to true
traversal
the process of accessing each item in a list one at a time
data abstraction
manage complexity in programs by giving a collection of data a name without referencing the specific details of the representation