hoisting

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔɪstɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: hoist‧ing

Noun

hoisting (plural hoistings)

  1. The act by which something is hoisted.
    • 2007, Lisa N. Trivedi, Clothing Gandhi's Nation: Homespun and Modern India:
      The Madras government allowed flag hoistings in particular circumstances []
  2. (programming) The behaviour of JavaScript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.

See also

Verb

hoisting

  1. present participle and gerund of hoist

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