Vocabulary

• computer program
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in terms of
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• instance: An example of something; case
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• pile: Large amount of something
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• factor: Something that influences a result
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• dwell: To live in a certain place
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• array: A regular order or arrangement of things
• premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
• century: Period of 100 years
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• procedure: A medical operation
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
• datum: Item of factual information
• computational: Involving computation or computers
• discrete: Separate; composed of distinct parts
• optimization: Efforts to make as effective as possible
• salesperson: Person employed to sell a company's products
• numeric: Concerning or involving numbers