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bareword

bareword noun: a sequence of text characters in source code that do not form a keyword nor part of a quoted string, and may potentially be interpreted in various ways.

Noun

bareword (plural barewords)

  1. (chiefly Perl) A sequence of text characters in source code that do not form a keyword nor part of a quoted string, and may potentially be interpreted in various ways.

Forms of bareword

pluralbarewords

Origin of bareword

From bare + word.

Questions about bareword

What does bareword mean?
Bareword means a sequence of text characters in source code that do not form a keyword nor part of a quoted string, and may potentially be interpreted in various ways.
What part of speech is bareword?
Bareword is a noun.
What is the plural of bareword?
The plural of bareword is barewords.

Words near bareword in the dictionary

  1. baretta
  2. barettas
  3. barette
  4. barettes
  5. barettin
  6. bareword
  7. barewords
  8. barf
  9. barf bag
  10. barf bags
  11. barf out

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