Words To Remember V

Accumulator	A variable used in a loop to add up or accumulate a result.
Counter	A variable used in a loop to count the number of times something happened. We initialize a counter to zero and then increment the counter each time we want to “count” something.
Decrement	An update that decreases the value of a variable.
Initialize	An assignment that gives an initial value to a variable that will be updated.
Increment	An update that increases the value of a variable (often by one).
Infinite loop	A loop in which the terminating condition is never satisfied or for which there is no termination condition.
Iteration	Repeated execution of a set of statements using either a recursive function call or a loop.