"FUNCTION" in C++
     The name of a subroutine in C++.
     (Note: We will amend this definition very soon! We will distinguish between a "function" and a "procedure",
                 both of which are types of subroutines.)

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
     A set of rules, symbols, and specific words used to construct a computer program.

SYNTAX RULES
     Formal rules governing how valid instructions are written in a programming language.

SYNTAX ERROR
     Error caused by not abiding by the formal rules governing how valid instructions are written in a programming language.
     These errors are caught by the compiler.

    (Previously posted definition:    "Error caused by not abiding by the syntax rules for the language.")
    This definition is not good because it uses "syntax" in the definition.)

SEMANTIC RULES
     Rules that determine the meaning of instructions written in a programming language. A "misuse" of the language.

IDENTIFIER
     A name for a variable, constant, data type, or subroutine used in a program to refer to that variable, constant, data types, or subroutine.

RESERVED WORD
     Identifier with a predefined meaning in a given programming language. It should not be used as a programmer-defined identifier.

DATA TYPE
     A specific set of data values along with a set of operations on those values.

BIT
     A "binary unit". An on/off signal. The basic unit of storage on a computer.

BYTE
     A units of storage consisting of a series of 8 bits.

int
     Data type in C++ used to represent an integer.

float
     Data type in C++ used to represent a real number.

char
     Data type in C++ used to represent a character.

ASCII COLLATING SEQUENCE
     ("ASCII" represented American Standard Code for Information Interchange.)
     A commonly used standardized set of characters along with their corresponding binary codes.

LITERAL VALUE
     Any constant value written in a program.

NAMED CONSTANT
     Location in memory, referenced by an identifier, where a data value that cannot be changed during program execution is stored.

UNARY OPERATOR
     Operator that has only one operand.

BINARY OPERATOR
     Operator that has two operands.

COMMENT
     An explanatory note, embedded in the source code, which is intended for people to read. Its intention is to clarify what's happening in the code at some point in the program.

BLOCK (of instructions in C++)
     A sequence of 0 or more statements enclosed by a pair of curly braces {}.