pointcut

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noun

In aspect-oriented programming, a set of join points specifying when advice should run during execution.

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Meanings

nounpointcut (plural pointcuts)

plural pointcuts

  1. computingIn aspect-oriented programming, a set of join points specifying when advice should run during execution.

Origin

From point + cut.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cutpoint
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APA

pointcut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointcut

MLA

“pointcut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointcut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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