What's the difference between an argument and a parameter?

Question

When verbally talking about methods, I\'m never sure whether to use the word argument or parameter or something else. Either way the other people know what

Answer 1

This example might help.

int main () {
   int x = 5; 
   int y = 4;

   sum(x, y); // **x and y are arguments**
}

int sum(int one, int two) { // **one and two are parameters**
   return one + two;
}