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Pseudovariable

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pseudovariable"

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pseudohandlenoun(programming) A special value that can be treated as a handle (e.g. to identify a process) but is not a true handle.
pseudostatementnoun(logic, philosophy) An unverifiable statement.
optionalNot compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
metasyntactic variablenoun(chiefly programming) A conventional variable name used for an unspecified entity whose exact nature depends on context.
pseudoblocknoun(computing, programming) A construct that resembles a block of source code but is not a true block.
reference variablenoun(computing) A variable used for storing the address of another variable or structure, equivalent to a pointer.
pseudostatenoun(politics) A geopolitical entity which has some of the trappings of an independently-governed country or territory, but which lacks real independence and is not recognized as a self-governing political entity by the international community of nations.
pseudoclassnoun(computing, Internet, Cascading Style Sheets) A construct in code that behaves like a class but is not a true class.
pseudodevicenoun(computing) An entry in a file system that acts like a physical device without having the corresponding hardware.
variantnounSomething that is slightly different from a type or norm.
prvaluenoun(programming) An rvalue that is not an xvalue.
pseudodirectorynoun(computing) A virtual directory entry that does not represent a directory on the underlying file system on disk, instead being automatically generated to represent some other objects in the form of files (for example '/proc' in Linux).
pseudoinstructionnoun(programming) A command that resembles, but is not in fact, a machine instruction, such as a special directive or a command that is mapped to a sequence of real instructions.
pseudoprotocolnoun(computing) Something that can be accessed in the manner of a protocol but is not in fact a protocol.
pseudo-typenoun(programming) A data type that can be only used in certain places, for example as the argument to a function.
pseudofilenoun(computing) A file that does not represent a file on the underlying file system on disk, but instead is automatically generated to represent some other object in the form of a file (for example '/proc/cpuinfo' in Linux).
subvariablenounA subset of a variable
constnoun(programming) A variable whose value cannot be changed directly.
pseudo-filenounAlternative spelling of pseudofile. [(computing) A file that does not represent a file on the underlying file system on disk, but instead is automatically generated to represent some other object in the form of a file (for example '/proc/cpuinfo' in Linux).]
pseudotypenoun(computing) Something resembling, or having certain characteristics of, a data type.

📝 Common Phrases with "Pseudovariable"

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  • apseudovariable
  • thepseudovariable

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  • pseudovariable.

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