PointerLeading

A value that stores the memory address of another value.

Statement

A complete instruction executed by the program.

Variable declaration

Creating a named variable in code.

Primitive data type

A basic built-in value type such as integer, boolean, or string.

Expression

Code that evaluates to a value.

Variable assignment

Giving a value to a variable after declaration or during declaration.

Function declaration

Defining a function and its interface.

Return value

The value produced and sent back by a function.

Argument

A value passed into a function call.

Arithmetic operator

An operator used for numeric calculations such as plus or multiply.

Boolean condition

An expression that evaluates to true or false.

Constructor

A special function used to initialize a new object.

For loop

A loop structure commonly used for counted or controlled iteration.

Function call

Executing a function by invoking its name.

Logical operator

An operator used to combine or negate boolean expressions.

Null value

A special value representing the absence of an object or value.

Object instance

A concrete object created from a class.

Parameter

A named input variable in a function definition.

Pass by reference

Passing access to the original value into a function.

Reference

Accessing or pointing to an existing value rather than copying it.

Inheritance

A mechanism where one class derives from another class.

Binary search

Searching a sorted collection by repeatedly dividing the search range in half.

Time complexity

A measure of how runtime grows as input size increases.

Class

A blueprint used to create objects with data and behavior.

Dynamic array

A resizable array-like collection.

Function overloading

Using the same function name with different parameter signatures.

Linear search

Searching by checking elements one by one.

Method

A function associated with a class or object.

Polymorphism

Using a shared interface with different implementations.