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struct

struct noun: a data structure, especially one that serves to group a number of fields (in contrast to an object-oriented class with methods) or one that is passed by value rather than by reference.

Noun

struct (plural structs)

  1. A data structure, especially one that serves to group a number of fields (in contrast to an object-oriented class with methods) or one that is passed by value rather than by reference.
    • Note that because structs are value types, the new operator does not work in the same way as it does for classes and other reference types.2005, Christian Nagel, Bill Evjen, Jay Glynn, Karli Watson, Morgan Skinner, Allen Jones, Professional C# 2005, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 103
    • Like most object-oriented languages, including Objective-C, Swift supports two basic object-oriented data structures: classes and structs.2015, Michael Dippery, Professional Swift, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 62
    Synonyms:
    structure, record

struct meaning in Tamil

struct in Tamil

தத்து நடை

Synonyms of struct

Forms of struct

pluralstructs

Plural of struct: structs

Origin of struct

Abbreviation of structure, used as a keyword in the C programming language and its descendants.

Questions about struct

What does struct mean?
Struct means a data structure, especially one that serves to group a number of fields (in contrast to an object-oriented class with methods) or one that is passed by value rather than by reference.
What is struct in Tamil?
Struct in Tamil is தத்து நடை. See Struct meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is struct?
Struct is a noun.
What is the plural of struct?
The plural of struct is structs.

Words near struct in the dictionary

  1. Struckman
  2. Struckmans
  3. Strucks
  4. struckthrough
  5. strucla
  6. struct
  7. structome
  8. structomes
  9. structronic
  10. structronics
  11. structs

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