JavaScript Absolute Beginner’s Guide

Glossary

A very casual look at the various terms you will encounter in this book and beyond.

A

Arguments The values you provide (or pass in) to a function.

Array A data structure that allows you to store and access a sequence of values.

B

Boolean A data structure that represents true or false.

C

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) A styling language used primarily for changing how the content in your HTML page looks.

Closure An inner function that has access to an outer function’s variables (in addition to its own and any global variables).

Comments Human readable text (often separated by // or /* and */ characters) in your code that is completely ignored by JavaScript.

D

Developer Tools In the context of browsers, they are extensions that help ...