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turbofish

US/ˈtɝboʊˌfɪʃ/

turbofish noun: a syntactic element in Rust, ::<>, with arguments between < and >, that specifies the generic arguments of a function in an expression.

Noun

turbofish (plural turbofishes)

  1. A syntactic element in Rust, ::<>, with arguments between < and >, that specifies the generic arguments of a function in an expression.
    • For static method calls, you can supply the type parameter explicitly using the turbofish ::<> notation:2017 November 21, Jim Blandy, Jason Orendorff, Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development, "O'Reilly Media, Inc.", →ISBN
    • The turbofish operator in generic functions appears right after the function name and before the parenthesis.2019 January 31, Rahul Sharma, Vesa Kaihlavirta, Mastering Rust, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 122

Forms of turbofish

pluralturbofishes

Origin of turbofish

From turbo- + fish; coined by Anna Harren in 2015, originally in jest, later adopted by official documentation.

Questions about turbofish

What does turbofish mean?
Turbofish means a syntactic element in Rust, ::<>, with arguments between < and >, that specifies the generic arguments of a function in an expression.
What part of speech is turbofish?
Turbofish is a noun.
How do you pronounce turbofish?
Turbofish is pronounced /ˈtɝboʊˌfɪʃ/ (US).
What is the plural of turbofish?
The plural of turbofish is turbofishes.

Words near turbofish in the dictionary

  1. turboexpander
  2. turboexpanders
  3. turbofan
  4. turbofanned
  5. turbofans
  6. turbofish
  7. turbofishes
  8. turbofucked
  9. turbogenerator
  10. turbogenerators
  11. turboing

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