barrel files

A form of barrel file — A JavaScript or TypeScript module which does nothing except import various files and then export them together, for the convenience of other developers who only need to know about and work with that single barrel file.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of barrel file
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barrel files. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20files

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“barrel files.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20files. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barrel files,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20files.

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