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named parameter

named parameter noun: a parameter that is passed by name, rather than by position, in a function call.

Noun

named parameter (plural named parameters)

  1. A parameter that is passed by name, rather than by position, in a function call.
    • In the function call foo(3, 6, type="bar"), type is a named parameter.

Forms of named parameter

pluralnamed parameters

Questions about named parameter

What does named parameter mean?
Named parameter means a parameter that is passed by name, rather than by position, in a function call.
What part of speech is named parameter?
Named parameter is a noun.
What is the plural of named parameter?
The plural of named parameter is named parameters.

Words near named parameter in the dictionary

  1. named
  2. named after
  3. named and shamed
  4. named names
  5. named one's poison
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  8. named people
  9. named person
  10. named persons
  11. named pipe

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