Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensive copying

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
de-fen-sive -copy-ing
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The design pattern of using defensive copies.

Uncountable

Usage

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What does defensive copying mean?
The design pattern of using defensive copies.

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