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| IDE: | Integrated Development Environment -- a programming system that integrates several programming tools (such as a source code editor, a compiler, and a debugger) into one package |
| idempotent operation: | an operation that can be performed repeatedly with the same effect as if it had been performed exactly once |
| identifier: | a series of letters, digits, and underscores used to name program units such as classes, methods, and variables |
| identity: | a distinguishing characteristic of an object that denotes a separate existence of the object even though the object may have the same data values as another object |
| implementation: | a stage in the development cycle in which a design is realized in an executable form |
| improper fraction: | a fraction in which the numerator is larger than the denominator |
| inherently concurrent: | two objects that can receive events at the same time without interacting |
| inheritance: | the sharing of attributes and operations among classes based on a heirarchical relationship |
| initialize: | to set a starting value for a variable |
| inner class: | a class whose definition is nested inside another class's definition |
| instance: | an object described by a class |
| instantiation: | the process of creating instances from classes |
| instruction pointer: | See program counter |
| internetwork: | a network consisting of several interconnected local-area networks |
| intentions list: | a list recorded by the server that contains all the names and values that are altered by a transaction |
| invariant: | a statement about some condition or relationship that must always be true. |
| invocation: | an access to an encapsulated resource |
| irrational number: | a decimal that is nonterminating and nonrepeating |