Namespace
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈneɪmspeɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Namespace is a noun meaning (programming) To categorize by placing into a namespace.
Meaning
(programming) To categorize by placing into a namespace.
More Meanings
- (programming) A conceptual space that groups classes, identifiers, etc. in order to avoid conflicts with items in unrelated code that carry the same names.
Example Sentences
SOAP adheres to extensive namespacing and attribute specification tags.
Although the excessive namespacing might seem like a hassle, there's always a really quick way to create a shortcut.
Something I haven't captured in this schema is that the GEDCOM spec also says the structure is extensible; arbitrary namespaced elements may be inserted […]
Word Forms
- namespaces
- namespacing
- namespaced
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include emit, space, namespaces, scope, context, domain.
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