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lexically scoped

lexically scoped adjective: of an identifier: having its scope limited to the block of source code text that respectively declares or defines the identifier.

Adjective

lexically scoped (not comparable)

  1. Of an identifier: having its scope limited to the block of source code text that respectively declares or defines the identifier.

Synonyms of lexically scoped

Questions about lexically scoped

What does lexically scoped mean?
Lexically scoped means of an identifier: having its scope limited to the block of source code text that respectively declares or defines the identifier.
What part of speech is lexically scoped?
Lexically scoped is an adjective.

Words near lexically scoped in the dictionary

  1. lexicalizer
  2. lexicalizers
  3. lexicalizes
  4. lexicalizing
  5. lexically
  6. lexically scoped
  7. lexicase
  8. lexico-
  9. lexicode
  10. lexicodes
  11. lexicog

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