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Words you will keep seeing.

Filter the list. Each entry points to a longer room when one exists.

Activity

One screen of an app. Screens

APK

The install package Android uses. The boxed product. Apps and APKs

App

A program with buttons and screens. Script vs app

Build

Turn written code into an app file. Code on the Go

Bug / Debugger

A mistake. A tool that pauses the app to look. Not day one. IDE words

Command

A short typed instruction. Shell

Comment

A note for humans. In Python it starts with #. Other words

Commit / snapshot

A saved moment in Git, with a short note. Git

Error / exception

A stop message. Read from the bottom up. Stuck points

F-Droid

Open-source app store. Where Termux should come from. F-Droid

Gradle

The build robot that produces an APK. Other words

IDE

One app to write, check, and build. Code on the Go

JSON

Packed data as labeled text. JSON

Layout

Where buttons and text sit on a screen. Screens

Library / module / package

A toolbox someone else wrote, or an add-on inside Termux. Other words

pkg

The installer inside Termux. pkg install python means add Python to the typed room. Termux

Linux

The kind of system Termux pretends to be. Linux room

Offline

Works with no internet after tools are installed. Code on the Go is built for that.

Open source

You can inspect and share the recipe. Stores

Permission

A locked drawer. The app knocks. Permissions

Program / script

A list of instructions. A script is often one file. Shapes

Programming language

A set of words and rules, like a recipe format. Kinds of code

Prompt

The mark that means the terminal is waiting.

Syntax

Spelling and punctuation rules. A missing quote is a syntax problem. Other words

Terminal / shell / command line

The typed-command screen. Same idea, different names. Shell

Termux

The app that gives your phone a terminal. Termux

Termux:API

Helper app plus package so scripts can use the phone. Termux:API

Unknown sources

Allow one installer that did not come from Play Store. Expected for F-Droid. Stores

Variable

A labeled sticky note that holds a value. Python

64-bit

The common modern processor width. Most phones want that build of Code on the Go. Device