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retval

retval is the abbreviation of return value.

Meaning of return value

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 retval

pluralretvals

Questions about retval

What is retval the abbreviation of?
Retval is the abbreviation of return value.

Words near retval in the dictionary

  1. retuse
  2. retusely
  3. retusid
  4. retusids
  5. retusoid
  6. retval
  7. retvals
  8. retvrn
  9. retvrned
  10. retvrning
  11. retvrns

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retval (page history and authors); return value (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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