"generic function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: generic functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} generic function (plural generic functions)
  1. (object-oriented programming) Entity made up of all methods having the same name. Wikipedia link: generic function Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Translations (entity): geneerinen funktio (Finnish), fonction générique [feminine] (French), generische Funktion [feminine] (German), funcție generică [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-generic_function-en-noun-hfCI8Qq9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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