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here document

here document noun: a block of text included in the source code of a computer program in such a way that it is treated as a single string literal with line breaks etc. as written.

Noun

here document (plural here documents)

  1. A block of text included in the source code of a computer program in such a way that it is treated as a single string literal with line breaks etc. as written.
    Synonyms:
    heredoc, here-text

Synonyms of here document

Forms of here document

pluralhere documents

Questions about here document

What does here document mean?
Here document means a block of text included in the source code of a computer program in such a way that it is treated as a single string literal with line breaks etc. as written.
What part of speech is here document?
Here document is a noun.
What is the plural of here document?
The plural of here document is here documents.

Words near here document in the dictionary

  1. here be dragons
  2. here below
  3. here comes the aeroplane
  4. here comes the airplane
  5. here comes the plane
  6. here document
  7. here documents
  8. here for a good time, not a long time
  9. here for it
  10. here goes
  11. here goes nothing

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