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Hamilton Elementary School Library: Computer Coding

North Kingstown, RI

Coding Vocabulary

​​​​​Program - An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.

Persistence - Trying again and again, even when something is very hard.

Sprite - An object on the screen with a location, size, and appearance.

Behavior - An action a sprite performs continuously until it’s told to stop.

Event - An action, like a key press, that causes something in your program to happen.

Algorithm - A list of steps that you can follow to finish a task.

Loop- A sequence of instruction that repeats until a certain condition is met.