Glossary (Cont.)
Program A list of instructions for the computer to perform. C programmers refer to these instructions as source code. Programs are also known as software.
Source Code The processing instructions that are written in a given computer language and that collectively constitute a source file.
Source File  A text file that contains a program. C source files have the extension C: filename.c
Syntax Error An error that occurs when you violate one of the rules of C, such as forgetting ‘;’.