autoboxing

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English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ boxing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

autoboxing (uncountable)

  1. (object-oriented programming) Automatic boxing, the implicit conversion of primitive data types to wrapper objects.
    Coordinate term: unboxing
    • 2014, Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori, Java 8 Pocket Guide, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 28:
      Autoboxing and unboxing are typically used for collections of primitives. Autoboxing involves the dynamic allocation of memory and initialization of an object for each primitive.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.bɔk.siŋ/, /ɔ.tɔ.bɔk.siŋ/
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Noun

autoboxing m (plural autoboxings)

  1. (object-oriented programming) autoboxing