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return value

return value noun: the output of a program or subroutine, passed back to the context where it was called; a retval.

Noun

return value (plural return values)

  1. The output of a program or subroutine, passed back to the context where it was called; a retval.

Forms of return value

pluralreturn values

Questions about return value

What does return value mean?
Return value means the output of a program or subroutine, passed back to the context where it was called; a retval.
What part of speech is return value?
Return value is a noun.
What is the plural of return value?
The plural of return value is return values.

Words near return value in the dictionary

  1. return to form
  2. return to one's muttons
  3. return to one's senses
  4. return type
  5. return types
  6. return value
  7. return values
  8. return valve
  9. return valves
  10. return'd
  11. return-oriented programming

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