"hoisting" meaning in All languages combined

See hoisting on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/ Forms: hoistings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hoisting (plural hoistings)
  1. The act by which something is hoisted.
    Sense id: en-hoisting-en-noun-KvKA-oeO
  2. (programming) The behaviour of JavaScript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.
    Sense id: en-hoisting-en-noun-gZdWTW~z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, JavaScript Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 58 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 59 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 62 6 Disambiguation of JavaScript: 7 88 5 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: block, scope, temporal dead zone

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hoisting
  1. present participle and gerund of hoist Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: hoist
    Sense id: en-hoisting-en-verb-~21oUpa9

Inflected forms

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