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Actual parameter
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The values or variables listed inside the parenthesis of a method call.
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Constructor
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A special class method used to set up an object- which typically means initializing the object's instance variables.
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Formal parameter
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The variables declared in the method header which accept values from the actual parameters in the method call.
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Instantiation
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The process of creating an object from a class.
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Local variable
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A variable declared and used inside a particular group of code.
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Method header
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The first line of a method.
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Method
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A self-contained block of program code- similar to a procedure.
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New operator
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This keyword is used to allocate memory for an object.
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Return statement
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The line of code in a method body that sends a value from the method back to the line of code that called it.
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