arguments : Java Glossary

2007-10-25 by Roedy Green ©1996-2008 Canadian Mind Products
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arguments: Values of expressions passed to a method.
Difference Between Parameters and Arguments
Many people use the terms parameter and argument interchangeably, but they are different. In the definition of a method, you describe the parameter types and variable names by which they will be called inside the called method. When you invoke the method, the values you pass are called the arguments.
Parameters refer to the local names in the callee. Arguments refer to the values passed by the caller.

Learning More

Sun’s JLS (Java Language Specification): arguments

call by reference
call by value
parameters

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Difference Between Parameters and Arguments