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Ch 4 CompSci

TermDefinition
void a special return type indicating the method does not return a value
invoke to cause a method to execute. Also known as calling a method
flow of execution the order in which Java executes methods and statements. It may not necessarily be from top to bottom in the source file
argument a value that you provide when you call a method. This value must have the type that the method expects
parameter a piece of information that a method requires before it can run. Parameters are variables
parameter passing the process of assigning an argument value to a parameter variable
local variable a variable declared inside a method. Local variables cannot be accessed from outside their method
stack diagram a graphical representation of the variables belonging to each method. The method calls are stacked from top to bottom, in the flow of execution
frame in a stack diagram, a representation of the variables and parameters for a method, along with their current values
scope the area of a program where a variable can be used
compose to combine simple expressions and statements into compound expressions and statements
return type the type of value a method returns
return value the value provided as the result of a method invocation
temporary variable a short-lived variable, often used for debugging
incremental development a process for creating programs by writing a few lines at a time, compiling, and testing
stub a placeholder for an incomplete method so that the class will compile
scaffolding code that is used during program development but is not part of the final version
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