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Meaning of extern

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

extern

Pronunciation:/ˈɛk.ˌstɜː(ɹ)n/

noun

Definitions

  1. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.

  2. Outward form or part; exterior.

adjective

Definitions

  1. External; outward; not inherent

extern

Pronunciation:/ˈɛk.ˌstɜː(ɹ)n/

noun

Definitions

  1. In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable.