SINGLETON VARIABLE

Domain	Definition
Computing	Singleton variable A variable which is only referred to once in a piece of code, probably because of a programming mistake. To be useful, a variable must be set and read from, in that order. If it is only referred to once then it cannot be both set and read. There are various exceptions. C-like assignment operators, e.g. "x += y", read and set x and return its new value (they are abbreviations for "x = x+y", etc). A function argument may be passed only for the sake of uniformity or to support future enhancements. A good compiler or a syntax checker like lint should report singleton variables but also allow specific instances to be marked as deliberate by the programmer. (1997-12-20). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Anagrams: SINGLETON VARIABLE

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	Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-e-g-i-i-l-l-n-n-o-r-s-t-v"
	-3 letters: generalisation.
	-5 letters: alleviations, alloantigens, antiliberals, evaginations, generational, interleaving, intervillage, langbeinites, legionnaires, libertinages, nonrelatives, reinstalling, talebearings, variegations.
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Alternative Orthography: SINGLETON VARIABLE

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