Terms from Unit 7 of AP CSP. Keep in mind that these vocabs are based on the course vocabulary list from Code.org.
Parameter
a variable in a function definition. Used as a placeholder for values that will be passed through the function
Argument
the value passed to the parameter
Return
used to return the flow of control to the point where the procedure was called and to return the value of expression
Procedural Abstraction
a process and allows a procedure to be used only knowing what it does, not how it does it
Library
a group of functions (procedures) that may be used in creating new programs
Application Program Interface (API)
specifications for how functions in a library behave and can be used
Modularity
the subdivision of a computer program into separate subprograms