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Statements and Comments. Statements are the elements that make up programs. The ";" (semi-colon) symbol is used to end statements. It is called the "statement terminator." Comments are used for making notes to help people better understand programs. A comment begins with two forward slashes ("//").

  
  
  // The size function is a statement that tells the computer 
  // how large to make the window.
  // Each function statement has zero or more parameters. 
  // Parameters are data passed into the function
  // and used as values for specifying what the computer will do.
  size(200, 200);
  
  // The background function is a statement that tells the computer
  // which color to make the background of the window 
  background(102);
  


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