short circuit operator

See also: short-circuit operator

English

Alternative forms

short-circuit operator

Noun

short circuit operator (plural short circuit operators)

(computing) A logical operator that returns a value as soon as the outcome is certain, without necessarily testing all operands (for example, an OR operator returning true if the first operand evaluates as true, without evaluating the second operand).

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