Coding Vocabulary

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Any programming language that lets users create programs by manipulating “blocks” or graphical programming elements, rather than writing code using text.

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Block-based programming language

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A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

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Algorithm

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An error in a program that prevents the program from running as expected

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Bug

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The language that programmers create and use to tell a computer what to do

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Code

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Statements that only run under certain conditions

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Conditionals

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ASCII

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American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

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Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program

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Debugging

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A contraction of "Binary Digit". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1.

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Bit

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Cause the computer to execute the commands you've written in your program

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Run Program

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The action of doing something over and over again

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Loop