paamayim nekudotayim

noun

The scope resolution operator :: in the PHP programming language.

OriginHebrew פעמיים נקודתיים →
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Meanings

noun
  1. computingThe scope resolution operator :: in the PHP programming language.

Origin

  1. Hebrewפעמיים נקודתיים“double colon”
  2. Englishpaamayim nekudotayim

From Hebrew פעמיים נקודתיים (“double colon”); introduced in the Israeli-developed Zend Engine 0.5 used in PHP 3. The correct word is nekudatayim, but Israelis commonly say the word with this mistake.

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paamayim nekudotayim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paamayim%20nekudotayim

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Chicago

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