"forward declaration" meaning in English

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        "The declaration of an identifier before it is given a complete definition, so that the compiler can know its data type and memory size."
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        "(programming) The declaration of an identifier before it is given a complete definition, so that the compiler can know its data type and memory size."
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        "(programming) The declaration of an identifier before it is given a complete definition, so that the compiler can know its data type and memory size."
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