extern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
  2. A day-scholar.
  3. Outward form or part; exterior.
adj
  1. External; outward; not inherent
noun
  1. In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛkˌstɜː(ɹ)n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-extern.wav

Word forms

extern externs

Etymology

From Middle French externe or its etymon Latin externus.

Derived words

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