3.12 | 3.13 - Calling & Developing Procedures Vocabulary

A named block of code that performs a specific task and can be called (invoked) from anywhere in a program by its name. Also called a function, method, or subroutine

Procedure (Function)

A variable in a procedure definition that receives a value when the procedure is called

Parameter

The actual value passed into a procedure when it is called. Arguments are matched to parameters in order

Argument

A value that a procedure sends back to the calling code after completing its task, using the RETURN statement

Return Value

Using a procedure name to represent a complex sequence of steps so the caller does not need to know the internal details — only what the procedure does and what arguments it needs

Procedural Abstraction

When a procedure calls itself as part of its own execution. Must have a base case to eventually stop

Recursion