programming entity

noun

UK /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ ˈen.tɪ.ti/

US /ˈproʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ ˈen.tə.ti/

A thing in a computer program that has a name and can do something.

The class 'Player' is a programming entity that stores a player's score.

SYNONYMS

programming object code entity software entity program element

RELATED WORDS

variable function class module object

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A named item in code that the computer can identify and use.

Each programming entity in the file has its own unique name.

3. A building block of a program, such as a variable, function, or class.

The teacher explained that a function is a common programming entity.

4. Something a programmer creates and refers to by name inside software.

The bug was caused by a programming entity that was never defined.