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dangling elses

dangling elses is the plural of dangling else.

Meaning of dangling else

Noun

dangling else (plural dangling elses)

  1. A potential ambiguity in a programming language that occurs when an else clause can be associated with either a nested conditional or with the clause that encloses the nested conditional.

Questions about dangling elses

What is dangling elses the plural of?
Dangling elses is the plural of dangling else.

Words near dangling elses in the dictionary

  1. dangliest
  2. danglin'
  3. dangling
  4. dangling after
  5. dangling else
  6. dangling elses
  7. dangling link
  8. dangling links
  9. dangling modifier
  10. dangling modifiers
  11. dangling participle

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