.. _iteration-glossary:

Glossary
--------

loop:
   A statement that executes repeatedly while a condition is true or
   until some condition is satisfied.

infinite loop:
   A loop whose condition is always true.

body:
   The statements inside the loop.

iteration:
   One pass through (execution of) the body of the loop, including the
   evaluation of the condition.

tab:
   A special character, written as ``\t`` in C++, that causes the cursor
   to move to the next tab stop on the current line.

encapsulate:
   To divide a large complex program into components (like functions)
   and isolate the components from each other (for example, by using
   local variables).

local variable:
   A variable that is declared inside a function and that exists only
   within that function. Local variables cannot be accessed from outside
   their home function, and do not interfere with any other functions.

generalize:
   To replace something unnecessarily specific (like a constant value)
   with something appropriately general (like a variable or parameter).
   Generalization makes code more versatile, more likely to be reused,
   and sometimes even easier to write.

development plan:
   A process for developing a program. In this chapter, I demonstrated a
   style of development based on developing code to do simple, specific
   things, and then encapsulating and generalizing.

.. tb-group::
   :name: self_check

   .. tb-tab:: Q1

      .. tb-match::
         :name: chapter_six_glossary_one

         loop
            A statement that executes repeatedly while a condition is true or some condition is satisfied.
         infinite loop
            A loop whose condition is always true.
         body
            The statements inside the loop.
         iteration
            One pass through (execution of) the body of the loop, including the valuation of the condition.
         tab
            A special character, written as \t in C++, that causes the cursor to move to the next tab stop on the current line.

   .. tb-tab:: Q2

      .. tb-match::
         :name: chapter_six_glossary_two

         encapsulate
            To divide a large complex program into components (like functions) and isolate the components from each other (for example, by using local variables).
         local variable
            A variable that is declared inside a function and that exists only within that function. Local variables cannot be accessed from outside their home function, and do not interfere with any other functions.
         generalize
            To replace something unnecessarily specific (like a constant value) with something appropriately general (like a variable or parameter).
         development plan
            A process for developing a program.