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val

val

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A word used in computer code to make a variable you cannot change
  • noun
  • /væl/
  • Specialized
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  • In the programming language, you can declare a variable using the val keyword to ensure it remains unchanged.

Examples

  • So it generates this literal instruction fetch a Val onto empty list.

  • OK, I put the result back into Val like that.

  • And get you good val...

    Tapeheads (1988)

  • So it takes the Val one if the Val one is equal to true.

  • I'm going to set the new cells Val to be the parameter that came in.

  • (The val keyword introduces a new immutable variable with a given value.)

    Academic text (2012)

  • When defining constants, we often use val to create immutable values in our code.

  • The documentation explains that a val should be initialized with a value before it is used in a program.

Compounds

Centre-Val de Loire
7.0

A region in central France with famous castles, vineyards, and the Loire Valley

Surface Forms

val singular
vals plural

Etymology

Val is a short form of value, the common word for an 'amount' or what something is worth. In programming languages like Kotlin and Scala, val marks a value that cannot change, so the name helps you remember it is the 'value' that stays fixed.