| A | B |
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| variable | named place in computer memory that holds a value; sometimes called a named container |
| user | the person who runs the program |
| programmer | coder |
| string | a common data type that consists of of one or more characters |
| int | keyword for python- whole numbers and their opposite numbers, such as -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, and 3. |
| float | Decimal numbers such as 3.33, 0.01, 9.9999, and 3.0 are called floating numbers. |
| bool | keyword for python: true/fase or yes/no |
| integer | general programming term-whole numbers and their opposite numbers, such as -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, and 3. |
| boolean | general programming term-true/false or yes/no |
| data type | a classification that specifies the type of value a variable can hold, defining how the computer will interpret and store that data |
| assignment statement | uses the equals (=) sign to store a value in a variable; must be written before you actually use the variable |
| literal | when a value is directly typed in as the value. For example 10 instead of 2 x 5 |
| initialize | to assign a value to a variable for the first time |
| debugging | Figuring out the issue and fixing it |
| type error | when you try to do something with a piece of data that doesn't make sense for its "type." Most commonly trying to perform a mathematic operation on a string data type and a numerical data type |
| syntax error | the code doesn't follow the rules of the programming language, making it unreadable to the computer; usually a typo |
| name error | usually the variable or function has not be created prior to trying to refer to it in code |
