"pure name" meaning in English

See pure name in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pure names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pure name (plural pure names)
  1. (computer science) A name that reveals no usable information about the entity it identifies. Categories (topical): Computer science

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pure name meaning in English (1.3kB)

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