Chapter 3 Flashcards
assignment
an operator that gives a variable new value
cin
standard input stream
concatenation
an operation of joining two strings together
conversion
a process of converting one predefined type into another
declaration
a statement that gives a name to an object
decrement
an operator that subtracts 1 from the operand
definition
a declaration that sets aside memory for an object
increment
an operator that adds 1 to the operand
initialization
giving a variable its initial value
narrowing
unsafe conversions: a value is implicitly turned into a value of another type that doesn’t equal to the original value
object
a region of memory with a type that specifies what kind of information can be placed there in
operator
a symbol that tells the compiler to perform specific mathematical or logical manipulations
value
a set of bits in memory interpreted according to a type
variable
a named object
