Glossary

The world of computer programming has all kinds of special terms and definitions that can take some time to get the hang of. In this glossary, you’ll find definitions for many of the programming terms used in this book. As you’re reading this book, if you come across a term that you don’t quite understand, you can look here for a brief explanation.

argument

A value that can be passed into a function.

array

A list of JavaScript values. In an array, each value has an index, which is the numbered position of that value in the array. The first value is at index 0, the next value is at index 1, and so on.

attribute

A key-value pair in an HTML element. You can use HTML attributes to control certain aspects of an element, like where the element ...

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