"falsy" meaning in English

See falsy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From false + -y, to be an antonym to truthy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|false|y}} false + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} falsy (not comparable)
  1. (programming) Evaluating to false in a Boolean context. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: falsey

Alternative forms

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