English Explanatory Dictionary

walrus operator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The operator := that assigns values to variables in certain programming languages, such as Python.

Word forms

walrus operator walrus operators

Etymology

The notation := humorously reinterpreted as the face of a walrus, with two eyes and two tusks.

Related words

Elvis operator
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