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sequence point

sequence point noun: any point during a computer program's execution at which it is guaranteed that all side effects of previous evaluations will have been performed, and no side effects from subsequent evaluations have yet been performed.

Noun

sequence point (plural sequence points)

  1. Any point during a computer program's execution at which it is guaranteed that all side effects of previous evaluations will have been performed, and no side effects from subsequent evaluations have yet been performed.

Forms of sequence point

pluralsequence points

Questions about sequence point

What does sequence point mean?
Sequence point means any point during a computer program's execution at which it is guaranteed that all side effects of previous evaluations will have been performed, and no side effects from subsequent evaluations have yet been performed.
What part of speech is sequence point?
Sequence point is a noun.
What is the plural of sequence point?
The plural of sequence point is sequence points.

Words near sequence point in the dictionary

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  2. sequence of return risks
  3. sequence of returns risk
  4. sequence of returns risks
  5. sequence of tenses
  6. sequence point
  7. sequence points
  8. sequence-of-return risk
  9. sequence-of-return risks
  10. sequence-of-returns risk
  11. sequence-of-returns risks

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