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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

A programming language is a system of notation for writing source code such as used to produce a computer program. A language allows a programmer to develop...

Dirk Luesebrink, Hendrik Tramberend and Steffen Meschkat using Onyx Computers developed by Silicon Graphics, Inc. Terravision was developed starting...

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

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 callback is a function that is stored as data (a reference) and designed to be called by another function – often back to the...

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

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...

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

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

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...

A "Hello, World!" program is usually a simple computer program that emits (or displays) to the screen (often the console) a message similar to "Hello,...

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

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

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

A software bug is a design defect (bug) in computer software. A computer program with many or serious bugs may be described as buggy. The effects of a...

In computer programming, a variable is said to be volatile if its value can be read or modified asynchronously by something other than the current thread...

History of Functional Programming Languages" (PDF). International Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 7829...

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