walrus operator

English

Etymology

The notation := has been humorously reinterpreted as the face of a walrus, with two eyes and two tusks.

Noun

walrus operator (plural walrus operators)

(programming, informal) The operator := that assigns values to variables in certain programming languages.

See also

Elvis operator

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