UPVALUE

Etymology 1

Noun

upvalue (plural upvalues)

(computing, programming) A free variable that has been bound (closed over) with a closure.

Etymology 2

Verb

upvalue (third-person singular simple present upvalues, present participle upvaluing, simple past and past participle upvalued)

(transitive) To assign a higher value to.

Source: Wiktionary



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