"tribool" meaning in English

See tribool in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tribools [plural]
Etymology: From tri- + bool. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tri-|bool}} tri- + bool Head templates: {{en-noun}} tribool (plural tribools)
  1. (programming) A variable that behaves similar to a Boolean, but allows three values instead of two. Categories (topical): Programming

Inflected forms

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