The EXPRESSION SUPPLIED for a formal parameter of a method by the caller
Parameter passing
SPECIFIYING EXPRESSIONS to be actual parameter values for a method when it is called
Register
a storage cell that holds the OPERANDS of an arithmetic OPERATION and holds its result when the operation is complete
Argument
an actual parameter in a method call, or one of the values combined by an operator
Parameter
an item of information that is SPECIFIED to a method when the method is called
Formal Parameter
a variable in a method definition; it is initialized with an actual parameter value when the method is called
ARQ Algorithm
Automatic Repeat ReQuest - STRATEGY currently in use by DATA LINK protocols for sending and receiving message PACKETS
Interface
a type with no INSTANCE variables, only abstract methods and constants
Instruction set
the set of all OPERATIONS that can be EXECUTED by a processor
MAC
Medium Access Control - Protocol that determines how to ARBITRATE OWNERSHIP of a shared line when MULTIPLE nodes want to send messsages at the same time.
Object
An INSTANCE of a class
Instance Variable
a variable defined in a class for which every object of the class has its own value