"expando" meaning in English

See expando in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-uk-expando.ogg Forms: expandos [plural]
Rhymes: -ændəʊ Etymology: Perhaps a short form of expandable object. Head templates: {{en-noun}} expando (plural expandos)
  1. (programming) A property added to an object at run-time. Categories (topical): Programming Related terms: duck typing

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