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Input

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A device or component that allows information to be given to a computer

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Output

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Any device or component that receives information from a a computer

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Algorithm

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A list of steps to finish a task

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Website

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A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web

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Website Content

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The raw text, images, and other elements included in a web page

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HTML

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Hypertext Markup Language, a language used to create web pages

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HTML Element

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A piece of a website, marked by a start tag and often closed with an end tag

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HTML Tag

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The special set of characters that indicates the start and end of an HTML element and that element’s type

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Website Structure

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The purpose of different pieces of content in a web page, used to help the computer determine how that content should be displayed

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Heading

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A title or summary for a document or section of a document

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Digital Footprint

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The collected information about an individual across multiple websites on the internet

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Citation

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A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work

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Copyright

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The exclusive legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same

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Creative Commons

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A collection of public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work, used when an author wants to give people the right to share , use, and build upon work that thy have created

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Intellectual Property

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A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a piece of writing or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc

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Bug

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Part of a program that does not work correctly

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Comment

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A note in the source code of a computer program that helps explain the code to people who read it

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Debugging

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Finding and fixing problems in an algorithm or program

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Indentation

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The placement of text farther to the right or left of the surrounding text, making it easier to understand the program’s structure

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Whitespace

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Any character that shows up as a blank space on the screen, such as a space, a tab, or a new line; helps separate different parts of the document to make it easier to read

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Hyperlink

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A link from a HTML file to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen

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CSS

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Cascading Style Sheets; a language used to describe how HTML elements should be styled

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CSS Selector

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The part of a CSS rule-set that defines which HTML elements the style should be applied to

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Relevant

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Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand

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Search Engine

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A program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web

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Trustworthy

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Able to be relied on as honest or truthful

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CSS Class

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An identifier that allows multiple elements in an HTML document to be styled in the same way

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Program

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An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by machine

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Parameter

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An extra piece of information passed to a function to customize it for a specific need

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Variable

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A placeholder for a piece of information that can change

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Property

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Attributes that describe an object’s characteristics

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Sprite

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A graphic character on the screen with properties that describe its location, movement, and look

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Frame

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A single image within an animation

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Frame Rate

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The rate at which frames in an animation are shown, typically measured in frames per second

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Variable

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A placeholder for a piece of information that can change

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Boolean

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A single value of either TRUE or FALSE

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Conditionals

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Statements that only run under certain conditions

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Expression

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Any valid unit of code that resolves to a value

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Boolean Expression

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In programming, an expression that evaluates to True or False

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If-Statement

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The common programming structure that implements “conditional statements”

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Abstraction

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A simplified representation of something more complex. Abstractions allow you to hide details to help manage complexity, focus on relevant concepts, and reason about problems at a higher level

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Function

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A named group of programming instructions. Functions are reusable abstractions that reduce the complexity of writing and maintaining programs

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