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

Oracle's Java tutorials define this distinction thusly: "Parameters refers to the list of variables in a method declaration. Arguments are the actual values that are passed in when the method is invoked. When you invoke a method, the arguments used must match the declaration's parameters in type and order."

A more detailed discussion of parameters and arguments: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/arguments.html