Java Reference
In-Depth Information
script
A text file containing shell commands (or another text language, like Ruby
or Python).
server
A piece of software that runs in the background, usually on another
machine, that can serve multiple client connections. Can also refer to the
remote machine.
shadow
A variable with the same name as another variable in its scope is said to
shadow
it. Chaos may ensue.
shell
See
command line
.
source code
Java language statements that you've typed into a file.
static
A variable or function that is not in any particular object.
string
A bunch of human-readable characters held in a variable.
symbol
A bunch of human-readable characters that has special meaning to the
Java compiler as part of your program's language.
task
A piece of code running in a thread, with a well-defined purpose.
text file
A file that contains human-readable text characters.
thread
One list of functions, executed in order by the computer. Threads can be
interrupted by other threads.
tick
An arbitrary unit of time. A Minecraft server tick is about 1/20 of a second.
variable
A named holder of data. Can be an immediate value, like 15, or can point
to an object, like a
Player
or a
Cow
.
