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docstring

UK/ˈdɒk.stɹɪŋ/US/ˈdɑk.stɹɪŋ/

docstring noun: a string literal specified in source code that is used, like a comment, to document a specific segment of code, but remains available at run-time.

Noun

docstring (plural docstrings)

  1. A string literal specified in source code that is used, like a comment, to document a specific segment of code, but remains available at run-time.

Forms of docstring

pluraldocstrings

Origin of docstring

From doc + string; see doc (“documentation”).

Questions about docstring

What does docstring mean?
Docstring means a string literal specified in source code that is used, like a comment, to document a specific segment of code, but remains available at run-time.
What part of speech is docstring?
Docstring is a noun.
How do you pronounce docstring?
Docstring is pronounced /ˈdɒk.stɹɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of docstring?
The plural of docstring is docstrings.

Words near docstring in the dictionary

  1. docroots
  2. docs
  3. docset
  4. docsets
  5. DOCSIS
  6. docstring
  7. docstrings
  8. Docter
  9. Docters
  10. doctiloquent
  11. doctor

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