Hygienic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /haɪˈd͡ʒiːnɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hygienic is an adjective meaning Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.
Meaning
Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.
More Meanings
- (programming slang, of a macro) Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
Example Sentences
Of course, anyone with a Scheme background is probably howling at this point because they have a hygienic macro system that makes unintended variable capture impossible. Allowing variable capture when we really, really want it makes Clojure's macro system technically more dangerous than hygienic systems.
Synonyms for hygienic
Depending on context, synonyms include healthful, sanitary, hygienical.
Antonyms for hygienic
Common opposites include unhygienic, dyshygienic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sanitary, hygienical, healthful, sanitation, cleanliness, cleansing.
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