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pseudohandle

pseudohandle noun: a special value that can be treated as a handle (e.g. to identify a process) but is not a true handle.

Noun

pseudohandle (plural pseudohandles)

  1. A special value that can be treated as a handle (e.g. to identify a process) but is not a true handle.

Forms of pseudohandle

pluralpseudohandles

Origin of pseudohandle

From pseudo- + handle.

Questions about pseudohandle

What does pseudohandle mean?
Pseudohandle means a special value that can be treated as a handle (e.g. to identify a process) but is not a true handle.
What part of speech is pseudohandle?
Pseudohandle is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudohandle?
The plural of pseudohandle is pseudohandles.

Words near pseudohandle in the dictionary

  1. pseudohaloritids
  2. pseudohaltere
  3. pseudohalteres
  4. pseudohamiltonian
  5. pseudohamiltonians
  6. pseudohandle
  7. pseudohandles
  8. pseudohaploid
  9. pseudohaplotype
  10. pseudohaplotypes
  11. pseudoharmonic

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