beginning_software_engineering_glossary
Beginning Software Engineering Glossary
- absolute address: is the actual address to which a variable is mapped, which is the memory location that holds the variable’s value.
- abstract class: is a class definition that is not fully implemented; one or more class methods remain undefined with the result that no objects can be instantiated from the class.
- abstract data type (ADT): is a conceptual model of form and function; a data [[definition is separated into an interface and an implementation where the implementation details are hidden so that an ADT is characterized by its utility, which is the functionality provided via its interface. For example, a stack is an ADT that provides a LIFO (last-in, first-out) ordering of data; implementation details of the stack container are not relevant to its use.
- Boolean logic: governs the representation of true and false values as well as the rules that determine the truth value of a given equation. For example, the truth value of a conjunction (AND) of two Boolean values is true if and only if both values are true; the truth value of a disjunction (OR) of two Boolean values is false if and only if both values are false.
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