Glossary of Terms

Strings

Keyword Definition
Case Sensitivity Distinguishing between uppercase and lowercase letters
Comparing Checking if two strings have the same value
Concatenation The process of combining two or more strings
Escape Sequence A combination of characters that represents a special character
Immutable Data Types that cannot be changed after they are created
Index The position of a character in a string
Length The number of characters in a string
String A sequence of characters
String Methods Built-in functions to manipulate strings
Substring A smaller portion of a string