OOP

class

set of user-defined attributes and functions acting as a blueprint

object

an instance of a class, inheriting the attributes and functions of it

attribute

a variable/property in the class

method

a function/procedure in the class

private

cannot be manipulated or changed by the user without methods

public

can be manipulated or changed by the user

constructor

a special method that initialises the attributes of a class in a new object

getters

methods that are designed to return the value of an attribute in an object to the user

setters

methods that are designed to set a value of an attribute in an object.

instantiation

the process of producing new copies of a class as objects

encapsulation

the technique of keeping everything contained in classes and hiding internal details

polymorphism

using the same method name in different objects that execute different blocks of code

parameter passing

providing a procedure or function with data parameters

global variable

variable kept in memory for entire time of program execution

selection

when another branch of the program is executed due to a condition

variable scope

which procedures and functions a variable is accessible from