"rest operator" meaning in All languages combined

See rest operator on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rest operators [plural]
Etymology: From rest (“that which remains”), as it is often used to provide the last few arguments to a function call. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rest operator (plural rest operators)
  1. (programming) An operator that collapses a number of individual values into an array. Categories (topical): Programming Related terms: rest parameter

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