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  2. Glossary of computer science - Wikipedia

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    Computer programming is the process of designing and building an executable computer program for accomplishing a specific computing task. Programming involves tasks such as analysis, generating algorithms , profiling algorithms' accuracy and resource consumption, and the implementation of algorithms in a chosen programming language (commonly ...

  3. Computer programming - Wikipedia

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    Computer programming or coding is the composition of sequences of instructions, called programs, that computers can follow to perform tasks. [1] [2] It involves designing and implementing algorithms, step-by-step specifications of procedures, by writing code in one or more programming languages. Programmers typically use high-level programming ...

  4. Programming language - Wikipedia

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    Programming language. The source code for a computer program in C. The gray lines are comments that explain the program to humans. When compiled and run, it will give the output "Hello, world!". A programming language is a system of notation for writing computer programs. [1]

  5. Computer program - Wikipedia

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    A computer program is a sequence or set [a] of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute. It is one component of software, which also includes documentation and other intangible components. [1] A computer program in its human-readable form is called source code.

  6. List of computer term etymologies - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the origins of computer-related terms or terms used in the computing world (i.e., a list of computer term etymologies ). It relates to both computer hardware and computer software . Names of many computer terms, especially computer applications, often relate to the function they perform, e.g., a compiler is an application that ...

  7. Syntax (programming languages) - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, the syntax of a computer language is the rules that define the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured statements or expressions in that language. This applies both to programming languages, where the document represents source code, and to markup languages, where the document represents data.

  8. Function (computer programming) - Wikipedia

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    In computer programming, a function, subprogram, procedure, method, routine or subroutine is a callable unit [1] of software logic that has a well-defined interface and behavior and can be invoked multiple times. Callable units provide a powerful programming tool. [2] The primary purpose is to allow for the decomposition of a large and/or ...

  9. Class (computer programming) - Wikipedia

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    In class-based programming, objects are created as instances of classes by subroutines called constructors, and destroyed by destructors. An object is an instance of a class as it can access to all data types (primitive as well as non primitive), and methods etc., of a class. Therefore, objects may be called a class instances or class objects.