"ifdef" meaning in All languages combined

See ifdef on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ifdefs [plural]
Etymology: A keyword in various programming languages, short for if defined. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ifdef (plural ifdefs)
  1. (computing, programming) A construct in source code that allows another part of the code to run only if a specified identifier is defined in the program. Categories (topical): Computing, Programming

Inflected forms

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