A computer program is a sequence or set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute. It is one component of software, which also...
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Computer programming or coding is the composition of sequences of instructions, called programs, that computers can follow to perform tasks. It involves...
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Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins), is the act of making the program ready for execution. Installation...
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In computer programming, a comment is a programmer-readable explanation or annotation in the source code of a computer program. They are added with the...
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A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation). Modern digital electronic...
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Dirk Luesebrink, Hendrik Tramberend and Steffen Meschkat using Onyx Computers developed by Silicon Graphics, Inc. Terravision was developed starting...
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A stored-program computer is a computer that stores program instructions in electronically or optically accessible memory. This contrasts with systems...
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In computer programming, a function (also procedure, method, subroutine, routine, or subprogram) is a callable unit of software logic that has a well-defined...
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Application software (redirect from Application program)
An application program (software application, or application, or app for short) is a computer program designed to carry out a specific task other than...
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History of Functional Programming Languages" (PDF). International Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 7829...
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A programming language is a system of notation for writing computer programs. Programming languages are described in terms of their syntax (form) and...
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similarity has been explained by programming language theorists in terms of existential types. In object-oriented programming languages, and other related...
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variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures." Donald Knuth, Structured Programming, with go to Statements In computer science, a pointer...
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In computer science, conditionals (that is, conditional statements, conditional expressions and conditional constructs) are programming language constructs...
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Software bug (redirect from Bug (computer programming))
A software bug is a bug in computer software. A computer program with many or serious bugs may be described as buggy. The effects of a software bug range...
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(1979) [1975]. Structured Design: Fundamentals of a Discipline of Computer Program and Systems Design. Yourdon Press. Bibcode:1979sdfd.book.....Y....
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International Series in Computer Science. pp. 52–54. ISBN 0-13-629049-3. Bloch, Joshua (2018). "Effective Java: Programming Language Guide" (third ed...
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In computer programming, a parameter or a formal argument is a special kind of variable used in a subroutine to refer to one of the pieces of data provided...
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Computer chess includes both hardware (dedicated computers) and software capable of playing chess. Computer chess provides opportunities for players to...
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The Art of Computer Programming (TAOCP) is a comprehensive monograph written by the computer scientist Donald Knuth presenting programming algorithms...
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A "Hello, World!" program is generally a simple computer program that emits (or displays) to the screen (often the console) a message similar to "Hello...
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object from a class, some programming contexts support object creation by copying (cloning) a prototype object. Computer programming portal Class diagram –...
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In computer programming, a callback is a function that is stored as data (a reference) and designed to be called by another function – often back to the...
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Program analysis tools are extremely important for understanding program behavior. Computer architects need such tools to evaluate how well programs will...
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A computer virus is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those...
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this, self, and Me are keywords used in some computer programming languages to refer to the object, class, or other entity which the currently running...
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Software (redirect from Computer Software)
Software consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer. Building on previous innovations in mathematics and technology, software...
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surviving Unix language program. When its home Bell Labs received a PDP-11, dc—written in B—was the first language to run on the new computer, even before an...
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Fundamental areas of computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines...
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The Palace is a computer program to access graphical chat room servers, called palaces, in which users may interact with one another using graphical avatars...
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