Chapter 5: Functions

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function

a sequence of instructions with a name

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arguments

supplied when a function is called

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return value

the result that the function computes

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header

the first line of the function’s definition

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parameter variable

hold the arguments supplied in the function call

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body

contains the statements that are executed when the function is called

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return function

statement terminates a function call and yields the function result

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main function

the last line of the program to trigger function from the body and send back result

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local variable

variable defined within a function that can only be used in the function