Glossary of computer programming terms

• Abstract data type - Cf. abstract data type.
• Abstraction - Cf. abstraction.
• Algorithmic efficiency - Cf. algorithmic efficiency.
• Analysis of algorithms - Cf. analysis of algorithms.
• Anonymous function - Cf. anonymous function.
• Closure - Cf. closure.
• Comment - Text that does not affect the program, but helps human readability.
• Computational complexity - Cf. computational complexity.
• Data science - Cf. data science.
• Data structure - Cf. data structure.
• Database - Cf. database.
• Debounce - Cf. debounce.
• Devops - Cf. devops.
• Encapsulation - Cf. encapsulation.
• Expression - A code fragment that evaluates to some value.
• Functional programming - Cf. functional programming.
• Immutability - Cf. immutability.
• Inheritance - Cf. inheritance.
• Mapreduce- Cf. mapreduce.
• Memoization - Cf. memoization.
• Model of computation - Cf. model of computation.
• Mutability - Cf. mutability.
• Object-oriented programming - Cf. object-oriented programming.
• Polymorphism - Cf. polymorphism.
• Procedural programming - Cf. procedural programming.
• Program - A collection of statements that performs some functionality or task.
• Programming paradigm - Cf. programming paradigm.
• Recursion - Cf. recursion.
• Statement - A code fragment that performs some action.
• Syntax - Rules and symbols used by a language.
• Type coercion - Cf. type coercion.
• Type system - Cf. type system.