CSC 101 Principles in Information Technology and Computation

Glossary Glossary

Accumulator.

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A variable used in a loop to add up or accumulate a result.

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Loop Counter.

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A variable used in a loop to count the number of times something happened. We initialize a counter to zero then increment the counter each time we want to “count” something.

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Decrement.

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To decrease the value of a variable (often by one).

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Initialize.

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To give an initial value to a variable that will be updated.

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Increment.

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To increase the value of a variable (often by one).

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Infinite Loop.

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A loop in which the terminating condition is never satisfied or for which there is no terminating condition.

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Iteration.

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One repeated execution of a set of statements using either a function that calls itself or a loop.

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