parameterize

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/pəˈɹæm.ɪ.təɹ.aɪz//pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tɹaɪz/

verb

To describe in terms of parameters.

“Parameterized queries are crucial for avoiding SQL injection.”

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Meanings

verbparameterize (third-person singular simple present parameterizes, present participle parameterizing, simple past and past participle parameterized)

present singular third person parameterizes · participle present parameterizing · participle past parameterized · past parameterized · alternative UK parameterise · alternative UK parametrise · alternative US parametrize

  1. transitiveTo describe in terms of parameters.
  2. transitivecomputingTo rewrite (a database query, etc.) as a template into which parameters can be inserted.

    Parameterized queries are crucial for avoiding SQL injection.

Origin

From parameter + -ize.

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Translations

Italian parametrizzare
  • parametrizzareto describe in terms of parameters
Portuguese parametrizar, parametrizar
  • parametrizarto describe in terms of parameters
  • parametrizarto write (a database query, etc.) as a template into which parameters can be inserted
Swedish parametrisera, parametrisera
  • parametriserato describe in terms of parameters
  • parametriserato write (a database query, etc.) as a template into which parameters can be inserted
Cite this entry
APA

parameterize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parameterize

MLA

“parameterize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parameterize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parameterize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parameterize.

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