one true brace style

proper noun

A source code formatting preference resembling K&R style, but where the braces are not omitted for a control statement with only a single statement in its scope.

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proper nounthe one true brace style
  1. informalcomputingA source code formatting preference resembling K&R style, but where the braces are not omitted for a control statement with only a single statement in its scope.

    Synonyms: 1TBS, OTBS

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA source code formatting preference resembling K&R style, but where the braces are not omitted for a control statement with only a single statement in its scope.

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