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double dispatch

double dispatch noun: a mechanism that dispatches a function call to different concrete functions depending on the runtime types of two objects involved.

Noun

double dispatch (plural double dispatches)

  1. A mechanism that dispatches a function call to different concrete functions depending on the runtime types of two objects involved.

Forms of double dispatch

pluraldouble dispatches

Questions about double dispatch

What does double dispatch mean?
Double dispatch means a mechanism that dispatches a function call to different concrete functions depending on the runtime types of two objects involved.
What part of speech is double dispatch?
Double dispatch is a noun.
What is the plural of double dispatch?
The plural of double dispatch is double dispatches.

Words near double dispatch in the dictionary

  1. double dildos
  2. double dip
  3. double dipped
  4. double dipping
  5. double dips
  6. double dispatch
  7. double dispatches
  8. double dissolution
  9. double doctoring
  10. double dog dare
  11. double dog dared

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