enum

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noun

An enumeration.

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Meanings

nounenum (plural enums)

plural enums

  1. computingAn enumeration.

    The Access object model contains many enums that you can use in your applications.

    2007, Teresa Hennig, Rob Cooper, Geoffrey L Griffith, Armen Stein, Access 2007 VBA Programmer's Reference
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    Enums allow you to define a type made up of a finite set of identifiers, with each identifier mapping to an integer.

    2007, Robert Pickering, Foundations of F#

    A unique feature of enums is that when you switch on a variable of an enum type, you do not prefix the case statements […]

    2009, Richard F Raposa, SCJP: Sun Certified Programmer for Java Platform (Exam CX-310-065)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
enumeration

Origin

Clipping of enumeration, used as a keyword in the C programming language and its descendants.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enum.

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