Reparent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Reparent is a verb meaning (transitive, computing) To change the parent of an object in a data structure.
Meaning
(transitive, computing) To change the parent of an object in a data structure.
More Meanings
- (transitive, psychology) To subject to early parenting techniques again (such as rocking and feeding) in order to treat an attachment disorder.
Example Sentences
If the client reparents the window away from root, the window is no longer a top-level window.
Trauma and abuse are much broader than only physical violence or neglect, and part of your healing may be realizing that your experiences deserve to be reparented, Johnson said.
Word Forms
- reparents
- reparenting
- reparented
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include repop, reattach, rebreed, repeople, repivot, repod.
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