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negative indexing

negative indexing noun: the use of a negative integer as an array offset to access from the end of the array. Array[-3] accesses the 3ʳᵈ element from the end of the array, the same as Array[ArraySize - 3].

Noun

negative indexing (uncountable)

  1. The use of a negative integer as an array offset to access from the end of the array. Array[-3] accesses the 3ʳᵈ element from the end of the array, the same as Array[ArraySize - 3].

Questions about negative indexing

What does negative indexing mean?
Negative indexing means the use of a negative integer as an array offset to access from the end of the array. Array[-3] accesses the 3ʳᵈ element from the end of the array, the same as Array[ArraySize - 3].
What part of speech is negative indexing?
Negative indexing is a noun.

Words near negative indexing in the dictionary

  1. negative harmonies
  2. negative harmony
  3. negative ice
  4. negative income tax
  5. negative income taxes
  6. negative indexing
  7. negative interest
  8. negative logic
  9. negative lookahead
  10. negative lookaheads
  11. negative lookaround

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