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Unit 5: Writing Classes

AP Computer Science A — Note Packet

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Key Terms

class

A blueprint or ____ for creating objects.

object

A specific ____ of a class, a concrete creation from the blueprint.

instance variables

The data, characteristics, or ____ of an object that live inside each individual object.

methods

The actions, behaviors, or things an object ____ ____.

encapsulation

The bundling of data (instance variables) and the methods that operate on that data within a single ____ (the class).

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