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

Simple:

• PARAMETER → PLACEHOLDER (This means a placeholder belongs to the function naming and be used in the function body)
• ARGUMENT → ACTUAL VALUE (This means an actual value which is passed by the function calling)