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copy elision

copy elision noun: an optimisation technique where a value is transferred to the final target address, instead of being copied and then destroyed.

Noun

copy elision (uncountable)

  1. An optimisation technique where a value is transferred to the final target address, instead of being copied and then destroyed.

Questions about copy elision

What does copy elision mean?
Copy elision means an optimisation technique where a value is transferred to the final target address, instead of being copied and then destroyed.
What part of speech is copy elision?
Copy elision is a noun.

Words near copy elision in the dictionary

  1. copy edited
  2. copy editing
  3. copy editor
  4. copy editors
  5. copy edits
  6. copy elision
  7. copy girl
  8. copy girls
  9. copy machine
  10. copy machines
  11. copy number

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