autovivify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. In the Perl programming language, to create an array or hash automatically when a previously undefined value is dereferenced.

Word forms

autovivify autovivifies autovivifying autovivified

Etymology

From auto- + vivify.

Related words

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