MUMPS Programming/Glossary - Revision history

DavidWhitten at 19:57, 4 February 2009

2009-02-04T19:57:40Z

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DavidWhitten: /* Computer Speak */

2009-02-04T19:55:59Z

Computer Speak

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	=== Computer Speak ===		=== Computer Speak ===
	''Computer Speak'' is a special language that computer people use to talk about ideas ~~faster~~, ~~by making~~ up ~~words~~ that otherwise ~~would~~ take a lot longer to say ~~the same ideas~~. It is not the language that computer people use to tell the computer something. That is a [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Language \| Computer Language]] like [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#MUMPS \| MUMPS]].		''Computer Speak'' is a special language that computer people use to talk about ideas, sometimes using a made up word for something that would otherwise take a lot longer to say. It is not the language that computer people use to tell the computer something. That is a [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Language \| Computer Language]] like [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#MUMPS \| MUMPS]].

	=== Computer Language ===		=== Computer Language ===

DavidWhitten at 17:09, 3 February 2009

2009-02-03T17:09:48Z

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DavidWhitten: /* Quux */

2009-02-02T18:28:50Z

Quux

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	=== Recipe ===		=== Recipe ===
	The word ''recipe'' is not [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \|Computer Speak]]. It is the list of things to get together before cooking or making some food, and the list of things to do to combine the things together to make the food.		The word ''recipe'' is not [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \|Computer Speak]]. It is the list of things to get together before cooking or making some food, and the list of things to do to combine the things together to make the food.

			=== MUMPS ===
			''MUMPS'' is a computer language created at Massachusetts General Hospital in the late 1960s. It has changed over the years, and currently can do a lot of things that are difficult to do in other languages. It has special features in it that make it easier to handle the things computers for medicine need done.

	=== Quux ===		=== Quux ===
	''Quux'' (pronounced like "Quacks" with a "u" sound) is a made up word that isn't commonly a part of [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \|Computer Speak]]. Many computer people use ''quux'' as a made up name so they can talk about things that they don't have any better name to use.		''Quux'' (pronounced like "Quacks" with a "u" sound) is a made up word that isn't commonly a part of [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \|Computer Speak]]. Many computer people use ''quux'' as a made up name so they can talk about things that they don't have any better name to use.

DavidWhitten: /* Computer Speak */

2009-02-02T18:26:11Z

Computer Speak

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	=== Computer Speak ===		=== Computer Speak ===
	''Computer Speak'' is a special language that computer people use to talk about ideas faster, by making up words that otherwise would take a lot longer to say the same ideas. It is not the language that computer people use to tell the computer something. That is a [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Language \| Computer Language]] like [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#MUMPS \| MUMPS]].		''Computer Speak'' is a special language that computer people use to talk about ideas faster, by making up words that otherwise would take a lot longer to say the same ideas. It is not the language that computer people use to tell the computer something. That is a [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Language \| Computer Language]] like [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#MUMPS \| MUMPS]].

			=== Computer Language ===
			A ''Computer Language'' is a very limited form of language that is simple enough for a computer to follow the commands, and do something with the data. Generally, a computer language has a syntax and a grammar that is very precise, with only one way to describe what the computer programmer expects the computer to do. There are hundreds of computer languages in the world. [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#MUMPS \| MUMPS]] is a computer language commonly used to keep track of medical records.

	=== Foo ===		=== Foo ===

DavidWhitten: /* Algorithms */

2009-02-02T18:22:42Z

Algorithms

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	=== Algorithms ===		=== Algorithms ===
	An ''algorithm'' is a way of writing down a recipe or list of things to do which is intended for a computer to follow. The word ''algorithm'' is [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \| Computer Speak]].		An ''algorithm'' is a way of writing down a recipe or list of things to do which is intended for a computer to follow. The word ''algorithm'' is [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \| Computer Speak]]. Just like the rhythm of a song provides a framework when singing, an algorithm provides the skeleton for the ideas written in a [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Language \|Computer Language]]

	=== Bar ===		=== Bar ===
	''Bar'' is part of ''Foobar''. See [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Foobar \| Foobar]].		''Bar'' is part of ''Foobar''. See [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Foobar \| Foobar]].

DavidWhitten at 18:21, 2 February 2009

2009-02-02T18:21:10Z

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	=== Algorithms ===		=== Algorithms ===
	An ''algorithm'' is a way of writing down a recipe or list of things to do which is intended for a computer to follow. The word ''algorithm'' is Computer Speak.		An ''algorithm'' is a way of writing down a recipe or list of things to do which is intended for a computer to follow. The word ''algorithm'' is [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \| Computer Speak]].
	=== Bar ===		=== Bar ===
	''Bar'' is part of ''Foobar''. See [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Foobar \| Foobar]].		''Bar'' is part of ''Foobar''. See [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Foobar \| Foobar]].

	=== Blargh ===		=== Blargh ===

	This is just a word that I made up for this example. ''Blargh'' is not Computer Speak.		This is just a word that I made up for this example. ''Blargh'' is not [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \| Computer Speak]].

	=== Computer Speak ===		=== Computer Speak ===
	''Computer Speak'' is a special language that computer people use to talk about ideas faster, by making up words that otherwise would take a lot longer to say the same ideas.		''Computer Speak'' is a special language that computer people use to talk about ideas faster, by making up words that otherwise would take a lot longer to say the same ideas. It is not the language that computer people use to tell the computer something. That is a [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Language \| Computer Language]] like [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#MUMPS \| MUMPS]].

	=== Foo ===		=== Foo ===
	''Foo'' is part of ''Foobar''. see [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Foobar \| Foobar]].		''Foo'' is part of ''Foobar''. see [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Foobar \| Foobar]].
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	=== Data ===		=== Data ===
	''Data'' is Computer Speak for things that are stored in a computer. It might be a word, a number, a picture, or any other stuff that you want the computer to save and later be able to give back to you. Sometimes you want the computer to do something else with the data other than just to give it back. The things you can tell the computer to do are called ''[[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Programs \|Programs]]''		''Data'' is [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \|Computer Speak]] for things that are stored in a computer. It might be a word, a number, a picture, or any other stuff that you want the computer to save and later be able to give back to you. Sometimes you want the computer to do something else with the data other than just to give it back. The things you can tell the computer to do are called ''[[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Programs \|Programs]]''

	=== Data Structures ===		=== Data Structures ===

	''Data Structures'' is Computer Speak for the shape of things stored in a computer. Every thing in a computer has some shape. The different shapes determine what you can do with the computer ~~thing~~.		''Data Structures'' is [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \|Computer Speak]] for the shape of things stored in a computer. Every thing in a computer has some shape. The different shapes determine what you can do with the computer [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Data \|Data]].

	=== Programs ===		=== Programs ===

	The word ''Program'' is Computer Speak. A ''Program'' is a list of things that you want a computer to do. Programs usually have names, and usually do stuff to things in the computer called ''[[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Data \| Data]]''. Computer People write programs because they don't want to constantly give commands to the computer telling it what to do.		The word ''Program'' is [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \|Computer Speak]]. A ''Program'' is a list of things that you want a computer to do. Programs usually have names, and usually do stuff to things in the computer called ''[[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Data \|Data]]''. Computer People write programs because they don't want to constantly give commands to the computer telling it what to do.

	=== Recipe ===		=== Recipe ===
	The word ''recipe'' is not Computer Speak. It is the list of things to get before cooking or making some food, and the list of things to do to combine the things together to make the food.		The word ''recipe'' is not [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \|Computer Speak]]. It is the list of things to get together before cooking or making some food, and the list of things to do to combine the things together to make the food.

	=== Quux ===		=== Quux ===
	''Quux'' (pronounced like "Quacks" with a "u" sound) is a made up word that isn't ~~strictly~~ part of Computer Speak. Many computer people use ''quux'' as a made up name so they can talk about things that they don't have any better name to use.		''Quux'' (pronounced like "Quacks" with a "u" sound) is a made up word that isn't commonly a part of [[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Computer_Speak \|Computer Speak]]. Many computer people use ''quux'' as a made up name so they can talk about things that they don't have any better name to use.

DavidWhitten: /* Programs */

2009-02-02T18:15:22Z

Programs

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	=== Programs ===		=== Programs ===

	A ''Program'' is a list of things that you want a computer to do. Programs usually have names, and usually do stuff to things in the computer called ~~Data.~~		The word ''Program'' is Computer Speak. A ''Program'' is a list of things that you want a computer to do. Programs usually have names, and usually do stuff to things in the computer called ''[[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Data \| Data]]''. Computer People write programs because they don't want to constantly give commands to the computer telling it what to do.
	''~~Program~~'' is Computer ~~Speak~~.

	=== Recipe ===		=== Recipe ===

DavidWhitten: /* Data */

2009-02-02T18:13:17Z

Data

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	=== Data ===		=== Data ===
	''Data'' is Computer Speak for things that are stored in a computer. It might be a word, a number, a picture, or any other stuff that you want the computer to save and later be able to give back to you.		''Data'' is Computer Speak for things that are stored in a computer. It might be a word, a number, a picture, or any other stuff that you want the computer to save and later be able to give back to you. Sometimes you want the computer to do something else with the data other than just to give it back. The things you can tell the computer to do are called ''[[MUMPS Programming/Glossary#Programs \|Programs]]''

	=== Data Structures ===		=== Data Structures ===

DavidWhitten: /* Data */

2009-01-30T22:28:00Z

Data

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	=== Data ===		=== Data ===
	''Data'' is Computer Speak for things that are stored in a computer. It might be a word, a number, a picture, any stuff that you want the computer to save and later be able to give back.		''Data'' is Computer Speak for things that are stored in a computer. It might be a word, a number, a picture, or any other stuff that you want the computer to save and later be able to give back to you.

	=== Data Structures ===		=== Data Structures ===