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==Cultural references== | ==Cultural references== | ||
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*Many of Decryptor Corvus's quotes are references to [[Wikipedia:object-oriented programming|object-oriented programming | *Many of Decryptor Corvus's quotes are references to [[Wikipedia:object-oriented programming|object-oriented programming]], [[Wikipedia:data security|data security]] (especially relating to [[Wikipedia:Cyberattack|cyberattack]]s), and [[Wikipedia:Artificial intelligence|artificial intelligence]]. | ||
**Refactoring is the restructuring of existing source code without changing the fundamental code. | **Refactoring is the restructuring of existing source code without changing the fundamental code. | ||
**[[Wikipedia:Phishing|Phishing]] is a tactic used to deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware. It is a popular type of [[Wikipedia:cybercrime|cybercrime]]. | **[[Wikipedia:Phishing|Phishing]] is a tactic used to deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware. It is a popular type of [[Wikipedia:cybercrime|cybercrime]]. | ||
**"[[Wikipedia:Cut, copy, and paste|Cut and paste]]" is a command for removing selected data and moving it to a new location while keeping the data | **"[[Wikipedia:Cut, copy, and paste|Cut and paste]]" is a command for removing selected data and moving it to a new location while keeping the data intact. | ||
** | **An object with dot separators let the program access that object's properties, attributes, and methods. In the case with "MOAB.pop()", it is a [[Wikipedia:Method (computer programming)|method]], which has brackets after the name. | ||
**A [[Wikipedia:Race condition|race condition]] is a type of condition involving the unpredictable timing of code that runs concurrently. | **A [[Wikipedia:Race condition|race condition]] is a type of condition involving the unpredictable timing of code that runs concurrently. | ||
**[[Wikipedia:Boolean data type|Boolean data type]]s have only two possible values, "true" and "false", and this data type can be used in object-oriented programming to assign a condition of a property or attribute. | **[[Wikipedia:Boolean data type|Boolean data type]]s have only two possible values, "true" and "false", and this data type can be used in object-oriented programming to assign a condition of a property or attribute. | ||
**In the context of computing, an [[Wikipedia:overflow|overflow]] is a condition that causes values to exceed the range that can be represented by a data type or | **In the context of computing, an [[Wikipedia:overflow|overflow]] is a condition that causes values to exceed the range that can be represented by a data type or data storage. | ||
*The quote "There is no Bloon" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Matrix|The Matrix]], in which the Spoon Boy demonstrates a spoon manipulated by the Matrix and says "There is no spoon." [[Psi (BTD6)|Psi]] shares the same quote for destroying a MOAB-Class Bloon. | *The quote "There is no Bloon" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Matrix|The Matrix]], in which the Spoon Boy demonstrates a spoon manipulated by the Matrix and says "There is no spoon." [[Psi (BTD6)|Psi]] shares the same quote for destroying a MOAB-Class Bloon. | ||