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short circuit operator

short circuit operator noun: a logical operator that returns a value as soon as the outcome is certain, without necessarily testing all operands (for example, an OR operator returning true if the first operand evaluates as true, without evaluating the second operand).

Noun

short circuit operator (plural short circuit operators)

  1. A logical operator that returns a value as soon as the outcome is certain, without necessarily testing all operands (for example, an OR operator returning true if the first operand evaluates as true, without evaluating the second operand).

Forms of short circuit operator

pluralshort circuit operators
alternative formshort-circuit operator

Questions about short circuit operator

What does short circuit operator mean?
Short circuit operator means a logical operator that returns a value as soon as the outcome is certain, without necessarily testing all operands (for example, an OR operator returning true if the first operand evaluates as true, without evaluating the second operand).
What part of speech is short circuit operator?
Short circuit operator is a noun.
What is the plural of short circuit operator?
The plural of short circuit operator is short circuit operators.

Words near short circuit operator in the dictionary

  1. short changed
  2. short changes
  3. short changing
  4. short ciliary nerve
  5. short circuit
  6. short circuit operator
  7. short circuit operators
  8. short circuited
  9. short circuiting
  10. short circuits
  11. short code

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