Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lvalue

/ˈɛl.væl.juː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: l-val-ue
IPA: /ˈɛl.væl.juː/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A value that can be treated as an address or storage location.

Example Sentences

"Clarified that rvalue references to function types produce non-rref lvalues (previously stated in the general wording in 5¶6 but inadvertently contradicted in the detailed wording of 5.2.2, 5.2.9, etc.)."
"im: has identity and can be moved from (e.g. the result of casting an lvalue to a rvalue reference) […] These notions simply don’t exist in Strachey’s world consisting of just rvalues and lvalues."

Etymology

From L + value, where L stands for left-hand side (of an assignment). In the context of the C programming language it is sometimes re-explained as locator value.

Inflected Forms

lvalues (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prvalue xvalue

Antonyms

rvalue

Questions

How do you pronounce lvalue?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛl.væl.juː/.
What does lvalue mean?: A value that can be treated as an address or storage location.
Where does lvalue come from?: From L + value, where L stands for left-hand side (of an assignment). In the context of the C programming language it is sometimes re-explained as locator value.

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