Comp Sci Unit 7

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Parameter

variable in a function definition used as a placeholder for values that will be passed through the function

Argument

value passed to the parameter

Return

used to return the flow of control to the point where the procedure (also known as a function) was called and to return the value of expression

Library

group of functions (procedures) that may be used in creating new programs

API (Application Program Interface)

specifications for how functions in a library behave and can be used

Modularity

subdivision of a computer program into separate subprograms

Procedural Abstraction

extracting shared features to generalize functionality / using a procedure only knowing what it does, not how it does it / creating procedures to solve each of the subproblems of a larger problem