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Vala

Vala proper noun: an object-oriented programming language with a self-hosting compiler that generates C code.

Proper noun

Vala

  1. An object-oriented programming language with a self-hosting compiler that generates C code.
  2. A surname.
    • Jan Petter Vala is serving part of a 10-year murder sentence on a posh island in southern Norway.2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN

Questions about Vala

What does Vala mean?
Vala means an object-oriented programming language with a self-hosting compiler that generates C code.
What part of speech is Vala?
Vala is a proper noun.

Words near Vala in the dictionary

  1. Val-d'Oise
  2. Val-d'Or
  3. Val-de-Marne
  4. Val-de-Ruz
  5. val-speak
  6. Vala
  7. valaciclovir
  8. valacyclovir
  9. Valade
  10. Valades
  11. Valadez

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