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const correctness

const correctness noun: the proper declaration of objects as immutable in contexts where they are not expected to be modified.

Noun

const correctness (uncountable)

  1. The proper declaration of objects as immutable in contexts where they are not expected to be modified.

Origin of const correctness

From const (a keyword for constant in the C programming language and its derivatives) and correctness.

Questions about const correctness

What does const correctness mean?
Const correctness means the proper declaration of objects as immutable in contexts where they are not expected to be modified.
What part of speech is const correctness?
Const correctness is a noun.

Words near const correctness in the dictionary

  1. conspurcating
  2. conspurcation
  3. conspurcations
  4. consquamatic acid
  5. const
  6. const correctness
  7. const-correct
  8. const.
  9. constab
  10. constable
  11. Constable Burton

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