"ternary operator" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ternary operators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ternary operator (plural ternary operators)
  1. (programming) An operator taking three operands, specifically the operator ?: used in many programming languages to select one of two values depending on a third value. Wikipedia link: ternary conditional operator Categories (topical): Programming Translations (operator taking three operands): Auswahloperator [masculine] (German)

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