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Programming terms you need to know

The hardest part of learning programming is usually understanding all the terms the programmers use. I want to decode coding terminology so you can understand what programmers are saying when we talk.

We love to come up with acronyms, confusing terms, and strange phrases to describe our work in our industry. For those of us who know what these terms mean, it’s an easy (and quick) way for us to describe what we do, which can take a long time otherwise.

But what happens when you are new to the programming world? If you are new to programming, you’ve probably already heard more than one term that makes no sense.

I’d like to explain these terms in easy-to-understand language in this article so you know what they mean when someone says them.

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404 Error

Error message displayed and used internally by systems to identify that a record was not found. The term 404 gained popularity as an error code and message displayed when a given web page does not exist.

Many well-documented error codes are standard for the HTTP protocol (web protocol). You can read more…