"pseudohandle" meaning in English

See pseudohandle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pseudohandles [plural]
Etymology: pseudo- + handle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|handle}} pseudo- + handle Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudohandle (plural pseudohandles)
  1. (programming) A special value that can be treated as a handle (e.g. to identify a process) but is not a true handle. Categories (topical): Programming

Inflected forms

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