Formal parameter is the term used to identify input
variables that are used inside the body of a Java
method or a jLogo
procedure. In Java, parameter declarations are part of
a method's header. In jLogo, parameter declarations
are part of a procedure's header, its to phrase.
In jLogo, parameters are also known as inputs.
Parameter declarations specify what stuff is expected when a
method or procedure is invoked.
Pseudocode is a term used to refer to an early stage
representation of a computer program, or piece of one.
It consists of expressions in a native language, English for
example, that describe the steps that make up the piece of
the program you are writing. The purpose is to use this
representation as an outline or a model of what you need to
do - without worrying about the details.