Computer Programming Words

A set of instructions a computer follows to do something

• computer program

• debugging

• programmer

The language that programmers create and use to tell computers what to do

• code

• programmer

• loop

Writing the step-by-step instructions for a computer

• coding

• debugging

• command

Finding and fixing mistakes in a computer program

• debugging

• sequence

• algorithm

An instruction for a computer to do one thing

• command

• sequence

• loop

A set of commands that repeat

• loop

• programmer

• debugging

A set of instructions to do a specific task

• algorithm

• programmer

• debugging

A person who uses code, or programming language, to tell a computer what to do

• sequence

• command

• programmer

The order that a computer follows the directions written by the programmer

• sequence

• command

• debugging