Definition 1.9: modularization
The ability to group some lines of code into a unit that can be included in our program.
Definition 1.10: function
What modules are called in the two predominant programming languages of today: C++ and Java.
Definition 1.11: program control
Functions used to simply sub divide and control the program.
Definition 1.12: specific task
Functions designed to be used with several programs.
Definition 1.13: parameter passing
How the data is communicated in to and out of a function.
Definition 1.14: identifier name
The name given by the programmer to identify a function or other program items such as variables.
Definition 1.15: function prototype
A function's communications declaration to a complier.
Definition 1.16: function call
A function's using or invoking of another function.
Definition 1.17: function definition
The code that defnes what a function does.
Definition 1.18: braces
Used to identify a block of code in C++.
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