"RAII" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Bjarne Stroustrup. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} RAII (uncountable)
  1. (programming) Initialism of Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (a popular design pattern in object-oriented programming that ties resources to the lifespan of associated objects to prevent resource leakage.) Wikipedia link: Bjarne Stroustrup Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (extra: a popular design pattern in object-oriented programming that ties resources to the lifespan of associated objects to prevent resource leakage.) Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: CADRe (alt: Constructor Acquires, Destructor Releases), SBRM (english: Scope-based Resource Management)

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