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Machine code – Program instructions written in a numerical format that can be executed directly by the central processing unit.

Member variable – A concept used in object-oriented programming where a variable belongs to one particular object.

Memory – A generic term for all the different technologies a computer may use to store data.

Method – A concept used in object-oriented programming. A method is a function associated with a class and its objects.

Mobile application – An application written to be executed on a mobile device.

Mutable data – Data that can be changed. See Immutable data.