Scope (computer science)
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scope-computer-science-164-17582686
title:
Scope (computer science)
text:
In computer programming, the scope of a name binding is the part of a program where the name binding is valid; that is, where the name can be used to refer to the entity. In other parts of the program, the name may refer to a different entity, or to nothing at all. Scope helps prevent name collisions by allowing the same name to refer to different objects – as long as the names have separate scopes. The scope of a name binding is also known as the visibility of an entity, particularly in older o
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Part of a computer program where a given name binding is valid
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(computer_science)
date created:
2002-07-14T12:54:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T04:37:11Z
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