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6a: Describe what the micro:bit is.

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Physical Computing

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Keyword	Definition
LED	light emitting diode
microbit	credit card sized programmable computer with a 5x5 grid of LEDs
physical computing	writing code that controls robotics and using sensors, lights and other electronic components
python	high level text based programming language
repl	read evaluate print loop that lets you type in commands one at a time

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