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demangling

demangling is the present participle and gerund of demangle.

Meaning of demangle

Verb

demangle (third-person singular simple present demangles, present participle demangling, simple past and past participle demangled)

  1. (transitive) To restore the original identifier from (a mangled form).
    • When developing in C++, one of usual tasks is to demangle the name of a C++ method. […] Also, see the same source file containing demangled names.2021 September 9, Shi-Rong Liu, Introduction of Name Mangle and Demangle, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2024
    Synonyms:
    unmangle

Questions about demangling

What is demangling the present participle and gerund of?
Demangling is the present participle and gerund of demangle.

Words near demangling in the dictionary

  1. demangle
  2. demangled
  3. demangler
  4. demanglers
  5. demangles
  6. demangling
  7. demanifest
  8. demanifested
  9. demanifesting
  10. demanifests
  11. DeMann

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