GLOSSARY
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ALIASING Associating more than one name with a variable
CODING The art of writing source code
COMPILATION Translating source code to machine language
CPU Central Processing Unit -
FILE-SYSTEM The system software that performs file-related tasks
GOOD PROGRAMMING 'ideology' of programming
IDENTIFIER Name of variable, constant, etc
IMPLEMENTATION Creating the software/hardware to perform some task
LINKING Combining object files (and resolving external symbols)
MAIN MEMORY Or RAM (Random Access Memory)
NAME RESOLUTION
PROCEDURE A subroutine or function
PROGRAMMING PARADIGM Conceptual model of a programming problem + solution
REGISTERS Fast memory units inside the CPU
ROUTINE Same as sub-program
SOURCE CODE A FORTRAN program or part of it
STABILITY Small change in input implies small change in output
SUB-PROGRAM A procedure or function
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