deferred-evaluated
|de-ferred-e-val-u-at-ed|
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/dɪˈfɜrd ɪˈvæljueɪtɪd/
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/dɪˈfɜːd ɪˈvæljueɪtɪd/
(deferred-evaluate)
postponed assessment
Etymology
'deferred-evaluated' originates from the combination of 'deferred' and 'evaluated', where 'deferred' means 'postponed' and 'evaluated' means 'assessed or calculated'.
'deferred' and 'evaluated' were combined in modern English to describe a computational process where evaluation is postponed.
Initially, 'deferred' meant 'postponed' and 'evaluated' meant 'assessed', and together they describe a process where assessment is postponed.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
evaluated at a later time or stage, often in programming or computational contexts.
The function is deferred-evaluated to optimize performance.
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Last updated: 2025/05/15 09:16