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Accessibility. AngularJS.
How usable a website or system is to all types of An open-source structural framework for
people – regardless of what device they’re using dynamic web applications. It is owned and
or what disabilities/impairments they suffer from. maintained by Google.

Algorithm. Apache.
A defined procedure that enables a computer to An open-source web server platform
perform an action or solve an issue. Essentially, an that hosts HTTP websites.
algorithm is a list of steps/instructions.
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API.
(Application Programming Interface).
Bit.
A shortened way of saying ‘binary
An API is the set of procedures and tools digit’ (i.e. 0 or 1).
that allows one application to connect and
communicate with another.

Binary. Bootstrap.
All data in a computer system is An open-source framework for front-end web
binary, which means that only two development, designed to make it easier to create
values are present: 0 and 1. responsive websites.
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Bug. Call
A flaw or failure that occurs in a system or
a program, thereby preventing the desired [a variable].
result or creating an unexpected result.
To ‘call’ a variable is to use it in a program.

Byte. Code.
A unit of data that is 8 bits long. A A system of signals that creates instructions for
byte is the basic unit of information computer programs to carry out. Code is made
in computing. up of letters, numbers, and characters, and the
person who writes it is called either a ‘developer’,
a ‘coder’, or a ‘programmer’.
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Command. Computer
An instruction for the computer to
perform a specific action or task. Science.
The theory and methodology of using
computers to process information.

Computational Conditional.
Thinking. A computing action that can take place only if a
specific condition is met. For example: if X is ‘true’
then Y happens; if X is ‘false’ then Y doesn’t happen.
An approach that allows you to identify a problem
and then come up with a solution to it, but in a way
that allows a computer program to do the leg-work.
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CSS.
(Cascading Style Sheets).
Debugging.
The act of fixing flaws and
A language that is used to change the style failures in computer programs.
and presentation of elements that are written
in a markup language. Most commonly used
to style HTML documents.

Data. Digital
Pieces of information that
are stored on computers. Footprint.
The information about
someone on the internet.
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DNS.
(Domain Name System).
Event.
An action that causes something to happen.
The server system that locates and translates For example, a click of a hyperlink, or a hover
URLs to IP addresses. over an image.

DSL.
(Digital Subscriber Line).
A method of sending digital data through
telephone/television cables.
Event-Handler.
A software routine that processes human actions
(such as mouse-clicks) and then translates them
into events.
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Express.js. Function.
An open-source web application A piece of code that comprises a
framework for Node.js, used for building routine within a computer program.
web applications and APIs.

Framework. HTML.
(Hypertext Markup Language).
A software framework provides the general
skeleton for a program, which can be Markup languages are used to
changed or enhanced by additional code. create web pages.
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If-Statement. Input.
This means the same as ‘conditional’. To provide information to a computer.

Inheritance.
In object-oriented programming, inheritance is a
feature that allows you to define a class of objects.
This means that any sub-class of objects that you
create will inherit the features of the original.
Iteration.
An action or command that will be
repeated until a condition is met.
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JavaScript. Node.JS.
A programming language that is used An open-source platform that you use
to make HTML pages more dynamic and to execute JavaScript code server-side.
more functional.

Loop. Open-Source.
A sequence of instructions that is When a program’s source code
repeated until a condition is met. is freely available online.
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Output. Parameter.
Where a computer program A variable in a function.
delivers data or information.

Pattern- PHP.
Matching. Means ‘hypertext processor’, which is an
open-source programming language that
is the most popular server-side language
Checking and locating patterns within data. for creating websites.
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Pixel. Programming.
Shortened way of saying ‘picture The process of creating a computer program.
element’. A pixel is the smallest unit
of a digital image.

Program. React.
A set of instructions that has been An open-source JavaScript library that
created to enable computers to perform developers use to create interactive user
actions. interfaces.
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SDK.
(Software Development Kit).
Server.
A computer or device that
A programming package that allows the enables other computers to run.
developer to create apps for specific platforms.

SCSS. URL.
(Uniform Resource Locator).
A scripting language that compiles
files with variables and CSS into static The name given to specific web addresses. For
CSS files. example, wearecodenation.com is the URL for our
homepage, and wearecodenation.com/our-courses
is the URL for our courses page.
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Variable. Wi-Fi.
A storage location for a Wireless technology that acts as
value that can change. the method of sending information
from one device to another.

Website.
A collection of webpages that fall under one
domain name (i.e. wearecodenation.com is
our domain name, and every single one of its
pages makes up our website).
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