English Explanatory Dictionary

Elvis operator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A binary operator that returns its first operand if that operand evaluates to true, and otherwise evaluates and returns its second operand.

Word forms

Elvis operator Elvis operators

Etymology

The notation ?: humorously reinterpreted as an emoticon representing the eyes and hairstyle of Elvis Presley.

Related words

ternary operator walrus operator
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