Meanings
nounrvalue (plural rvalues)
plural rvalues
- computingAny value that is not an lvalue.
I note that this whole discussion/problem arise from the introduction of rvalue references and move semantics. […] These notions simply don’t exist in Strachey’s world consisting of just rvalues and lvalues.
2010 April 28, Bjarne Stroustrup, “"New" Value Terminology”, in stroustrup.com, page 3
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As for lvalue, but using r for right-hand side.
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rvalue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rvalue
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