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Flashcards reviewing key vocabulary and concepts related to text editors, code editors, and IDEs, based on the lecture notes.

Text File

A universally readable and writable file format crucial in computing for programming codes, documentation, configuration files, log files, scripts, and data science.

Interactive Text Editor

A tool used to modify text files, available in both GUI and command line interface (CLI) versions.

Code Editor

An advanced text editor with features like syntax highlighting and auto-completion, enhancing the coding experience.

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

A comprehensive software suite that consolidates basic code editing, compiling, interpreting, debugging, and version control tools into a single GUI application.

Stream Editor

A command-line tool that uses pattern matching languages (e.g., regular expressions) to search for and replace patterns in text.

Version Control

A system (e.g., Git) optimized for tracking changes in text files over time, facilitating collaboration and code management.

Vendor Lock-In

A situation avoided by using text files, as they can be read and manipulated without needing specific programs or licenses.

Markup

Tags adding information to parts of a text file, allowing specific formatting or identification of sections within the text.

Syntax Highlighting

A feature in code editors that uses colors to distinguish keywords, tags, and other elements, helping to identify syntax errors.

Auto-Completion

A code editor feature that predicts and suggests code completions, speeding up the coding process.

Bracket Matching

A code editor feature that ensures the correct nesting of parentheses, braces, and other brackets in the source code.

Command Mode (VI/VIM)

The default state in the VI/VIM text editor where keyboard input is interpreted as commands rather than text.

Insert Mode (VI/VIM)

A state in the VI/VIM text editor where users can input text into the file.

Last Line Mode (VI/VIM)

A mode in the VI/VIM editor accessed by pressing ':' in command mode, used for saving, quitting, and other file operations.

Headless System

A computer system lacking a monitor, keyboard, or mouse, typically accessed via SSH and a command-line interface.

VS Code

A popular, open-source, cross-platform code editor developed by Microsoft, known for its extensibility through plugins.