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Glossary of terms.
The following is a list of terms commonly used with reference to computer programs.
- ALGORITHM
- A prescribed set of well defined rules or processes for the solution of a problem.
- ASSEMBLER
- A computer program that changes assembly language into the language that the computer operates on directly—the "object code."
- ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
- A language—verbs, nouns, syntax, etc.—used by programmers to write computer programs. It is relatively "low level" in that the programmer must keep many machine details in mind. The source language for an assembler.
- BASIC
- A rather simple programming language that is widely used with the new micro-computers.
- BUG
- A mistake or malfunction.
- CARTRIDGE
- A very ambiguous term meaning some form of removable magnetic data storage medium, used along with a fixed (non-removable) medium. It may use magnetic tape or magnetic disk as the medium.
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