Unit 2: Vocab

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programming language

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code-based languages that allow humans and computers to communicate with each other.

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Python

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a programming language that is widely used throughout the world.

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nested

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line(s) of code that are indented to show that they belong to the preceding line of code.

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string

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a sequence of characters in Python that sits inside of a set of single quotation marks.

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parameters

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specific additional settings or refinements that can be added to our code.

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animation

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a series of images one after another that tricks our eyes into thinking we are seeing a moving image.

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loop

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a programming structure that lets us repeat code without manually repeating the lines of code.

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for loop

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in programming, a type of loop that repeats a nested sequence a set number of times.

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input device

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something that collects data from the outside world for a computer, like a button.

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conditional

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a statement with multiple possible outcomes which depend on a condition.