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Var /veir/ Or /var/ N. Short For `variable'. Compare Arg, Param.
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var /veir/ or /var/ n.
Short for `variable'.
Compare arg, param.
Related:
param /p*-ram'/ n. [common] Shorthand for `parameter'. See also parm; compare arg, var.
arg /arg/ n. Abbreviation for `argument' (to a function), used so often as to have become a new word (like `piano' from `pianoforte').
The sine function takes 1 arg, but the arc-tangent function can take either 1 or 2 args....
arg: /arg/ n. Abbreviation for `argument' (to a function), used so often as to have become a new word (like `piano' from `pianoforte').
The sine function takes 1 arg, but the arc-tangent function can take either 1 or 2 args....
parm: /parm/ n. Further-compressed form of {param}.
This term is an IBMism, and written use is almost unknown outside IBM shop...
parm /parm/ n. Further-compressed form of param.
This term is an IBMism, and written use is almost unknown outside IBM shop...
flame war n. [common] (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as Usenet.
urist /too'rist/ n. Var. sp. of tourist, q.v. Also in adjectival form, `turistic'.
Poss. influenced by luser and `Turing'....
flame war: n. (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as {USENET}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
urist: /too'rist/ n. Var. sp. of {tourist}, q.v. Also in adjectival form, `turistic'.
Poss. influenced by {luser} and `Turing'. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...