Glossary
ROOT
In a tree, a distinguished node or object that has no parent.
SEQUENCE DIAGRAM
A drawing that shows a flow of messages between objects.
SESSION
The event of a user running a program, conducting transactions within the program,
and exiting.
SHALLOW COPY
As opposed to deep copy, a shallow copy limits the depth to which it copies an
object's attributes, letting the new object share subordinate objects with the original.
SHELL
See [AERIAL SHELL]
SIGNATURE
A combination of a method's name and the number and types of its formal parameters.
SPARKLER
A wire coated with a combustible paste saturated with iron filings that, do, in fact,
sparkle.
SQL
See [STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE]
