Glossary

A

argument

A variable that is passed to a subprogram

B

black box testing

Functional testing of a computer program to ensure it performs correctly

breakpoint

A pause or stopping place in a program, intentionally inserted to help with debugging

C

class

The basic building block of object-oriented programming; it defines the fields, properties, methods, and events of an object

compiler

A computer program that translates the instructions written in one computer language into output in another computer language; compilers translate source code into some type of machine language that can be executed by a computer

console application

An application that is run from a command prompt with no Windows or Web interface

context-sensitive menu

A menu that provides ...

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