Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lookahead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
looka-head
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The analysis of the subsequent characters before the regular expression is matched.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Deverbal from look ahead.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lookaheads (plural)

Derived Forms

nonlookahead

Phrases

lookahead time

Frequently Paired Words

lookaside lookbehind runahead

Questions

What does lookahead mean?
The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
Where does lookahead come from?
Deverbal from look ahead.

How to pronounce lookahead

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