sequence point

noun

Any point during a computer program's execution at which it is guaranteed that all side effects of previous evaluations will have been performed, and no side effects from subsequent evaluations have yet been performed.

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Meanings

nounsequence point (plural sequence points)

plural sequence points

  1. computingAny point during a computer program's execution at which it is guaranteed that all side effects of previous evaluations will have been performed, and no side effects from subsequent evaluations have yet been performed.
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sequence point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequence%20point

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“sequence point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequence%20point. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sequence point,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequence%20point.

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