subnamespace

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noun

A namespace within another namespace.

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Meanings

nounsubnamespace (plural subnamespaces)

plural subnamespaces

  1. computingA namespace within another namespace.

    Remember that there are subnamespaces that we need as well, but by default this setting will only apply to the current namespace, so setting these permissions is not enough.

    2011, Timothy Mullen, Microsoft Security Bible, page 204

Origin

From sub- + namespace.

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Translations

French sous-espace de nom
  • sous-espace de nomTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

subnamespace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnamespace

MLA

“subnamespace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnamespace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subnamespace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnamespace.

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