It258 Unit 9 Glossary Of Terms

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Array

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A named list of data items that all have the same name.

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Element

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A value stored in an individual memory location in an array.

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Parallel array

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An array whose elements correspond to the elements of another array.

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Pass by reference

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The process in which variables are passed such that the memory address is copied for use inside the method; thus any changes made to the variable inside the method change the variable outside the method as well.

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Pass by value

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The process in which variables are passed such that a copy of the value is created for use inside the method; thus any changes made to the variable inside the method will not change the variable outside the method.

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Subscript

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An integer that specifies one of an array's elements.

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Two-dimensional array

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An array whose elements are specified by two indexes- often visualized as a table or a matrix.