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shallow copy

shallow copy noun: a copy of a data structure which shares any linked structures with the original.

Noun

shallow copy (plural shallow copies)

  1. A copy of a data structure which shares any linked structures with the original.
    • If you modify that, you'll modify all the shallow copies of the header that points to it.

Antonyms of shallow copy

Forms of shallow copy

pluralshallow copies

Questions about shallow copy

What does shallow copy mean?
Shallow copy means a copy of a data structure which shares any linked structures with the original.
What part of speech is shallow copy?
Shallow copy is a noun.
What is the plural of shallow copy?
The plural of shallow copy is shallow copies.

Words near shallow copy in the dictionary

  1. shallots
  2. shallow
  3. Shallow Bay
  4. shallow brooks are noisy
  5. shallow copies
  6. shallow copy
  7. shallow cove
  8. shallow coves
  9. shallow embedding
  10. shallow embeddings
  11. shallow end

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