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memberwise

memberwise adverb: in terms of members (items associated with class instances).

Adverb

memberwise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of members (items associated with class instances).
    • If a copy constructor is not defined, a memberwise copy is performed. This means that a copy operation is applied to each data member in turn.1997, Adrian P Robson, The programmer's guide to C++

Origin of memberwise

From member + -wise.

Questions about memberwise

What does memberwise mean?
Memberwise means in terms of members (items associated with class instances).
What part of speech is memberwise?
Memberwise is an adverb.

Words near memberwise in the dictionary

  1. membership functions
  2. membership marketing
  3. membershipped
  4. membershipping
  5. memberships
  6. memberwise
  7. membracid
  8. membracids
  9. membrain
  10. membral
  11. membrana

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