Understanding Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript 2: Basic Techniques for Creatives

Section 5: Appendices

Appendix List

Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Letters A to Z and Standard Numbers 0 to 9

Appendix A: Glossary

A-C

action(s)
a Flash term for a script or a part of a script
architecture
in the context of programming, architecture is the structure of an application's components, the organization of classes, methods and properties.
Array
a collection of values, each of which can be accessed (set or retrieved) by means of a numerical index
AS files
an ActionScript class file in the form of an external text file
ASDT
ActionScript Development Tool, a plugin for the Eclipse IDE available at sourceforge.net/projects/aseclipseplugin/
authoring environment
in the context of Flash, the application and respective tools that are used to create SWF files
binary numbers
numbers represented using only two symbols, typically 0 and 1
bit
one digit of a binary number
bitwise operators
operators used to set or manipulate the individual bits of a binary number
Boolean
a data type used to store a true or false (binary) value
byte code
a compact representation of a computer program that can be efficiently interpreted and executed on a variety of hardware platforms
class
a data type used to encapsulate (group) related data and functions. Classes can be instantiated, and the instances of a class are referred to as Objects.
class file
a text file that defines a class
code hint
a context-sensitive popup that provides reference information about selected code
collaboration
working together, simultaneously, on the source files of an application. Typically...

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