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Asynchronous
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1) Not occurring at the same moment in time as some specific operation of the computer2) In other words, not synchronized with the program's actions
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Boolean Expression
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A sequence of identifiers, separated by compatible operators, that evaluates to either true or false
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Bytecode
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A standard machine language into which Java source code is compiled
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Case Sensitive
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1) Uppercase and lowercase letters are not considered the same2) Two identifiers with the same spelling but different capitalization are considered to be two distinct identifiers
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Class (Implementation Phase)
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A pattern for an object
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Compiler
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A program that translates a high-level language program into machine code
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Control Structure
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An instruction that determines the order in which other instructions in a program are executed
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Data Type
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A description of the set of values and the basic set of operations that can be applied to values of the type
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Declaration
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A statement that associates an identifier with a variable, an action, or some other entity within the language that can be given a name so that the programmer can refer to that item by name
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Encapsulation
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1) Bundling data and actions so that the logical properties of data and actions are separated from the implementation details2) A language feature that enforces information hiding
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Fields
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1) Named items in a class2) Can be data or subprograms
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Inheritance
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A mechanism by which one class acquires the properties-data fields and methods-of another class
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Instantiate
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To create an object from a class
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Interpreter
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A program that inputs a program in a high-level language and directs the computer to perform the actions specified in each statement
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Method
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A named algorithm that defines one aspect of the behavior of a class
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