Programming constructs

sequence of characters that forms a search pattern

concept of computer science; point of interaction between two things

in object-oriented programming, a definition that specifies how an object works

sequence of instructions that can be called from other points in a computer program

preprocessing rule in computer languages that specifies how an input text usually identified by a definable keyword or sequence is mapped to a frequently larger output text

ability of a process to examine, introspect and modify itself

any mathematical function with Boolean arguments and result

construct used in computer programming, often associated to a mathematical operation

word in a programming language that cannot be used as an identifier

protected section of code that cannot be executed by more than one process at a time

in computer programming, a value that should not or cannot be altered by the program during normal execution

in concurrent programming, an object or module intended to be used safely by more than one thread

notation for representing a fixed value in source code

special routine that can be used to control the iteration behaviour of a loopː looks like an array function, behaves like an iterator

computer programming term; section of code which is grouped together

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word with a special meaning in a programming language

computer language construct for declaratively defining lists (or other data structures)

In software engineering, a spinlock is a lock that causes a thread trying to acquire it to simply wait in a loop ("spin") while repeatedly checking whether the lock is available. Since the thread remains active but is not performing a useful task, the use of such a lock is a kind of busy waiting. Once acquired, spinlocks will usually be held until they are explicitly released, although in some implementations they may be automatically released if the thread being waited on (the one that holds the lock) blocks or "goes to sleep".

a section of a source code file that is treated as if it were a separate file

term in programming language design

assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable

technique in which a computer program extends or modifies supporting system software locally, affecting only the running instance of the program

object within a multi-tiered software application that represents an intelligible real-world entity and incorporates data and behavior

In computer programming, a precondition is a condition or predicate that must always be true just prior to the execution of some section of code or before an operation in a formal specification.

In computer programming, a postcondition is a condition or predicate that must always be true just after the execution of some section of code or after an operation in a formal specification. Postconditions are sometimes tested using assertions within the code itself. Often, postconditions are simply included in the documentation of the affected section of code.

manner of referring to elements of arrays or tensors

In computer science, load-linked/store-conditional (LL/SC), sometimes known as load-reserved/store-conditional (LR/SC), are a pair of instructions used in multithreading to achieve synchronization. Load-link returns the current value of a memory location, while a subsequent store-conditional to the same memory location will store a new value only if no updates have occurred to that location since the load-link. Together, this implements a lock-free, atomic, read-modify-write operation.

concept in computer programming

declaration of an identifier (denoting an entity such as a type, a variable, a constant, or a function) for which the programmer has not yet given a complete definition

part of syntax, specified by a programming language feature

keywords in object-oriented programming languages

programming language directive that textually substitutes one file into another