ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Eval

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈiː.væl/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Eval is a noun meaning Abbreviation of evaluation.

Meaning

Abbreviation of evaluation.

More Meanings

  1. (programming, of software) To evaluate (or execute) source code held in a string during run time.
  2. (obsolete) Relating to time or duration.

Example Sentences

Of course, it's quite pointless to eval a piece of code that you know at compile time .
Scans are unable to determine subject's [Gandrayda's] age, but psych eval suggests a high degree of youthfulness.
Both of their evals suggested good upbringings, though the interviewer couldn't get much out of Swartzkoff concerning his home life.

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Related dictionary entries include evaluation, assessment, test, pyrolysis, interpret, decompile.

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