autovivifying

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A form of autovivify — In the Perl programming language, to create an array or hash automatically when a previously undefined value is dereferenced.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of autovivify
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APA

autovivifying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autovivifying

MLA

“autovivifying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autovivifying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autovivifying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autovivifying.

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