Language Override An optional file that allows the site administrator to override any language string in core Joomla or in an extension (other than installing a new language). There are two override files, one for the front-end and one for the administrative back-end.
Options (Parameters) Options (also known as parameters) are settings used to customise modules, components, plug-ins and templates. The core extensions in Joomla offer many options that the site administrator can set to change the behavior of the site without requiring any programming knowledge.
Function A block of PHP code that has a name and it has a property that it is reusable it can be executed from as many different points in a PHP Program as required. Also known as a method (if it is inside a class). Most Joomla code is inside functions/methods.