"symbolic constant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: symbolic constants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} symbolic constant (plural symbolic constants)
  1. (programming) An identifier that is substituted by a pre-defined value prior to compilation. Categories (topical): Programming

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