"parameter" meaning in English

See parameter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə Forms: parameter
  1. η παράμετρος
    Sense id: el-parameter-en-noun-sA0pZ2c2
  2. παράμετρος, τυπική παράμετρος Synonyms: formal parameter
    Sense id: el-parameter-en-noun-d8g7LJUd Categories (other): Πληροφορική (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: default parameter, formal parameter, keyword parameter, named parameter, parameter-passing, passed parameter
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          "text": "※ Function parameters are listed inside the parentheses (...) in the function definition.",
          "translation": "Οι παράμετροι της συνάρτησης παρατίθενται εντός των παρενθέσεων (...) στον ορισμό της συνάρτησης."
        }
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      "word": "formal parameter"
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