Coding Vocabulary # 3
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pattern matching
Finding similarities between things.
bit
Short for binary digit, the smallest unit of data in a computer.
if-statement
A conditional statement that if it true then the computer performs a function.
command
An instruction given to a computer application to perform a task.
byte
A unit of data that is eight binary digits long.
event
An action that causes something to happen.
iteration
Repetition of a process in a computer program.
function call
The piece of code you add to a program to tell it to run the code inside a function at a certain time.
computational thinking
The thought process involved in formatting problems and solutions for computers.
