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pointcut

pointcut noun: in aspect-oriented programming, a set of join points specifying when advice should run during execution.

Noun

pointcut (plural pointcuts)

  1. In aspect-oriented programming, a set of join points specifying when advice should run during execution.

Forms of pointcut

pluralpointcuts

Origin of pointcut

From point + cut.

Questions about pointcut

What does pointcut mean?
Pointcut means in aspect-oriented programming, a set of join points specifying when advice should run during execution.
What part of speech is pointcut?
Pointcut is a noun.
What is the plural of pointcut?
The plural of pointcut is pointcuts.

Words near pointcut in the dictionary

  1. pointcasts
  2. pointclass
  3. pointclasses
  4. pointcloud
  5. pointclouds
  6. pointcut
  7. pointcuts
  8. pointe
  9. Pointe Coupee Parish
  10. pointe shoe
  11. pointe shoes

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