"varint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: varints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} varint (plural varints)
  1. (programming) Clipping of variable-length integer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: variable-length integer Categories (topical): Programming

Inflected forms

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