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noise words

noise words is the plural of noise word.

Meaning of noise word

Noun

noise word (plural noise words)

  1. A word that may be included in source code for clarity but does not change the meaning.
    • For example, in the COBOL goto statement, written GO TO , the keyword GO is required, but TO is an optional noise word which carries no information and is used only to improve readability.1975, Terrence W. Pratt, Programming Languages: Design and Implementation, page 381
  2. A stop word, one ignored in search queries etc.

Questions about noise words

What is noise words the plural of?
Noise words is the plural of noise word.

Words near noise words in the dictionary

  1. noise sticks
  2. noise trader
  3. noise traders
  4. noise up
  5. noise word
  6. noise words
  7. noise-cancel
  8. noise-canceled
  9. noise-canceling
  10. noise-cancelled
  11. noise-cancelling

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