"shallow copy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shallow copies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shallow copy (plural shallow copies)
  1. (computing) A copy of a data structure which shares any linked structures with the original. Categories (topical): Computing Hypernyms: copy
    Sense id: en-shallow_copy-en-noun-8iviY8i2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "text": "If you modify that, you'll modify all the shallow copies of the header that points to it."
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