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形參

简形参 · 繁形參

Mandarin · pinyin xíng cān

(computing) formal parameter (abbr. for 形式參數 xíng shì cān shù)

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形: xíng · form, shape, appearance
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参: cān · take part in, intervene; ginseng; 21st lunar mansion, determinative star ζ Orionis (Alnitak)

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2–1 · xing2 can1

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(computing) formal parameter

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