apcsp u7 vocab

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Parameter

A variable in a function definition that acts as a placeholder for values passed through the function.

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Argument

The value passed to the parameter in a function.

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Return

Used to return the flow of control to the point where the procedure was called and to return the value of an expression.

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Procedural abstraction

A process that allows a procedure to be used by only knowing what it does, not how it does it, enabling solutions to large problems based on smaller subproblems.

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Library

A group of functions (procedures) that can be used when creating new programs.

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API

Application Program Interface - specifications for how functions in a library behave and can be used.

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Modularity

The subdivision of a computer program into separate subprograms.