"xvalue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: xvalues [plural]
Etymology: Short for expiring value. Head templates: {{en-noun}} xvalue (plural xvalues)
  1. (programming) A value representing an object near the end of its lifetime whose resources can be reused, typically by moving them. Coordinate_terms: lvalue, rvalue

Inflected forms

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