"elif" meaning in English

See elif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-elif.wav Forms: elifs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of else + if Etymology templates: {{blend|en|else|if}} Blend of else + if Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} elif (countable and uncountable, plural elifs)
  1. (computing) A conditional statement in computer code that runs after an "if" statement. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing

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