Parameter
A variable holding an argument received by a function.
Related concepts: ArgumentFunctionVariable
Closest Wikipedia entry: Parameter (computer programming)
Misconceptions about Parameter11 documented Misconceptions
Check YourselfCallerFrameContainsCalleeFormal — Java
Stack frame of caller includes variables for callee's formal parametersConstructorParameterIsField — Java
Formal constructor parameters are equivalent to instance variablesImmutableRequiresFinalParameters — Java
Immutable classes need final constructor/method parametersNamedTypeParameter — Java
To instantiate a generic type, for each type parameter one has to specify both the name and the typePrimitiveTypeParameter — Java
Type parameters of generic types can be instantiated with primitive typesStaticCallPolymorphic — Java
A static method call is dispatched polymorphically at runtime based on the argument typesUseOfSelfTypeImpliesRecursiveType — Java
If a class has a method that has a local variable, parameter, or return value with the class as its type, the class is a recursive typeCallbackParametersInCaller — JavaScript
Parameters of a callback function may be written as parameters of the caller functionFunctionOverloading — JavaScript
It is possible to create multiple functions with the same name but with different signaturesNumberOfParametersMatchArguments — JavaScript
Functions must be called with the same number of arguments as defined in their signatureObjectAsParameterIsCopied — JavaScript
Objects are passed by value