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short circuit operator

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
short- -cir-cuit -op-er-a-tor
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
8
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A logical operator that returns a value as soon as the outcome is certain, without necessarily testing all operands (for example, an OR operator returning true if the first operand evaluates as true, without evaluating the second operand).

Inflected Forms

short circuit operators (plural) short-circuit operator (alternative)

Questions

What does short circuit operator mean?
A logical operator that returns a value as soon as the outcome is certain, without necessarily testing all operands (for example, an OR operator returning true if the first operand evaluates as true, without evaluating the second operand).

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