Meanings
verbautovivify (third-person singular simple present autovivifies, present participle autovivifying, simple past and past participle autovivified)
present singular third person autovivifies · participle present autovivifying · participle past autovivified · past autovivified
- computingIn the Perl programming language, to create an array or hash automatically when a previously undefined value is dereferenced.
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APA
autovivify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autovivify
MLA
“autovivify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autovivify. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autovivify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autovivify.
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