Glossary

Abstract data type (ADT)

A data type whose properties (domain and operations) are specified independently of any particular implementation

Abstract method

A method declared in a class or an interface without a method body

Abstraction

A model of a system that includes only the details essential to the perspective of the viewer of the system

Access modifier

Indicates the availability of a Java construct: public, protected, package, or private

Activation record (stack frame)

Space used at run time to store information about a method call, including the parameters, local variables, and return address

Adjacency list

A list that identifies all the vertices to which a particular vertex is connected; each vertex has its own adjacency ...

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