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named parameter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
named -pa-ram-e-ter
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parameter that is passed by name, rather than by position, in a function call.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

named parameters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

positional parameter named argument

Questions

What does named parameter mean?
A parameter that is passed by name, rather than by position, in a function call.

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