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8567054322Primitive DataHolds only one piece of data at a time. The variable holds the actual value. Example: int and double0
8567054323Class DataHolds more than one piece of data at a time and can hold data of different types. Has built in methods (tools). Users can create their own. The variable holds the memory location of the actual data - REFERS to it. Example: Strings1
8567054324Garbage CollectionJava goes through and "cleans up" any unattached values in memory.2
8567054325OverloadedThis means the method has multiple uses depending on the type or number of parameters used.3
8567054326MethodsCode that is given a name and parameters that belong to a class. (Spells)4
8567054327ObjectA variable of a class type. It can hold lots of data and has methods. It is different than a primitive type.5
8567054328ArrayAn object that holds more than one thing in memory. All items must be the same data type. They can hold primitive types or class types.6
8567054329NewA Java command that creates a new reference - this is when Java stores the memory address in the variable.7
8567054330ElementThe value held in each index of an array.8
8567054331IndexThe address of the elements in an array.9
8567054332Initialize (array)Stores known values in an array.10
8567054333Initializer ListsAutomatically sets the values in an array.11
8567054334The For headerThe first line of a For loop.12
8567054336AlgorithmsA process that has an order, has clear instructions, has operations that can be done by a computer, produces a result, and stops in a finite amount of time13
8567054337InsertionMeans putting a value into the middle of an array14
8567054338DeletionMeans removing a value from the middle of an array15

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