Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spread operator

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: spread- -op-er-a-tor
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An operator that expands an array or similar data structure into its individual elements.

Example Sentences

"The spread operator causes the elements of a collection to be treated as individual parameters to functions that accept a variable number of arguments."

Inflected Forms

spread operators (plural)

Phrases

spread syntax

Frequently Paired Words

spread syntax rest operator

Questions

What does spread operator mean?: An operator that expands an array or similar data structure into its individual elements.

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