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...

Computer programming or coding is the composition of sequences of instructions, called programs, that computers can follow to perform tasks. It involves...

In computer programming, a function (also procedure, method, subroutine, routine, or subprogram) is a callable unit of software logic that has a well-defined...

A stored-program computer is a computer that stores program instructions in electronically, electromagnetically, or optically accessible memory. This contrasts...

A programming language is a system of notation for writing computer programs. Programming languages are described in terms of their syntax (form) and...

Skeleton programming is a style of computer programming based on simple high-level program structures and so called dummy code. Program skeletons resemble...

A programmer, computer programmer or coder is an author of computer source code – someone with skill in computer programming. The professional titles software...

variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures." Donald Knuth, Structured Programming, with go to Statements In computer science, a pointer...

Application software is any computer program that is intended for end-user use – not operating, administering or programming the computer. An application (app...

electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs, which enable computers to perform a wide range of tasks. The term computer system...

object from a class, some programming contexts support object creation by copying (cloning) a prototype object. Computer programming portal Class diagram –...

similarity has been explained by programming language theorists in terms of existential types. In object-oriented programming languages, and other related...

Bradford was a computer program written and sold in the 1980s by Aaron Contorer and his firm, Contorer Computing. It was one of the first programs sold using...

Computer chess includes both hardware (dedicated computers) and software capable of playing chess. Computer chess provides opportunities for players to...

Art of Computer Programming (TAOCP) is a comprehensive multi-volume monograph written by the computer scientist Donald Knuth presenting programming algorithms...

Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins), is the act of making the program ready for execution. Installation...

In computer programming, a comment is text embedded in source code that a translator (compiler or interpreter) ignores. Generally, a comment is an annotation...

In computer programming, a parameter, a.k.a. formal argument, is a variable that represents an argument, a.k.a. actual argument, a.k.a. actual parameter...

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...

In computer science, conditionals (that is, conditional statements, conditional expressions and conditional constructs) are programming language constructs...

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...

International Series in Computer Science. pp. 52–54. ISBN 0-13-629049-3. Bloch, Joshua (2018). "Effective Java: Programming Language Guide" (third ed...

Patent Office, which is also known as Computer program product/IBM or simply Computer program product computer programming when considered as a product of labor...

computer program developed by BAE Systems that attacks computer networks and communications systems belonging to an enemy. Development of the program...

(1979) [1975]. Structured Design: Fundamentals of a Discipline of Computer Program and Systems Design. Yourdon Press. Bibcode:1979sdfd.book.....Y....

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...

computer and software engineering is the process by which a computer or virtual machine interprets and acts on the instructions of a computer program...

EUCLID QUANTUM, a new generation in 1996, on the CAS.CADE (Computer Aided Software for Computer Aided Design and Engineering) platform. As in 1998 Matra...

In some programming languages, const is a type qualifier (a keyword applied to a data type) that indicates that the data is read-only. While this can...

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) is a computer science textbook by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professors Harold Abelson...