CRTP

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A form of curiously recurring template pattern — An idiom in which a class X derives from a class template instantiation using X itself as template argument.

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Meanings

nounCRTP (plural CRTPs)

plural CRTPs

  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of curiously recurring template pattern.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
curiously recurring template pattern
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APA

CRTP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CRTP

MLA

“CRTP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CRTP. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CRTP,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CRTP.

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