"return value" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: return values [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} return value (plural return values)
  1. (computing) The output of a program or subroutine, passed back to the context where it was called; a retval. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-return_value-en-noun-LMTMmFMN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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