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built-ins

built-ins is the plural of built-in.

Meaning of built-in

Noun

built-in (plural built-ins)

  1. Anything (such as a piece of furniture, or a software feature) that is built in, not added as an extra.
    • Still, some commenters were quick to criticize the trend, arguing that bookshelf wealth simply indicates you have the financial means (and the space for a built-in) and that it can lean inauthentic.2024 February 5, Angela Tafoya, “Is "Bookshelf Wealth" the Most Authentic TikTok Interiors Trend Yet?”, in Vogue, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
  2. A function that is built into a system.
    • „If FUNCTION is a string starting with CORE::, the rest is taken as a name for a Perl builtin. If the builtin's arguments cannot be adequately expressed by a prototype (such as system), prototype() returns undef, because the builtin does not really behave like a Perl function. Otherwise, the string...2015 February 26 (last accessed), “prototype”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name) (HTML), perldoc.perl.org

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Questions about built-ins

What is built-ins the plural of?
Built-ins is the plural of built-in.

Words near built-ins in the dictionary

  1. built-in function
  2. built-in functions
  3. built-in obsolescence
  4. built-in type
  5. built-in types
  6. built-ins
  7. built-up
  8. built-up roof
  9. built-up roofs
  10. builtest
  11. builtfat

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