In addition to the standard document conventions covered in , there are some additional conventions related specifically to discussing source code: classname This is the name of a class in an object-oriented (OO) programming language. For example, the class com.arsdigita.categorization.CategoryTreeNode . method name This is the name of a method in an OO programming language, e.g. the method getBaseDataObjectType . function The name of a function or subroutine, as in a programming language. For example, the function SecurityLogger.warn() . variable name The name of a variable. For example, the variable BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE . option An option for a software command or Method . For example, a user has been granted read privileges on an object. return value The value returned by a function. For example, a method returns null . program listing A literal listing of all or part of a program: pid = 0; } ]]> first term The first occurrence of a term, such as the first time we introduce a bulletin-board and note its abbreviated form, bboard.