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Section 9.15 Glossary

Glossary Glossary

Aliasing
A circumstance where two or more variables refer to the same object.
Delimiter
A character or string used to indicate where a string should be split.
Element
One of the values in a list (or other sequence); also called items.
Equivalent
Having the same value.
Index
An integer value that indicates an element in a list.
Identical
Being the same object (which implies equivalence).
List
A sequence of values.
List Traversal
The sequential accessing of each element in a list.
Nested List
A list that is an element of another list
Object
Something a variable can refer to. An object has a type and a value.
Reference
The association between a variable and its value.

Checkpoint 9.15.1.

Checkpoint 9.15.2.