set-basedcode
nounUK /sɛt beɪst kəʊd/
US /sɛt beɪst koʊd/
A set-based code is a way of writing computer instructions that works on whole groups of things at once.
The programmer used set-based code to update all the records in one step.
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2. A coding style that avoids loops by treating data as a single set.
Set-based code often runs faster than row-by-row processing.
3. Instructions written for a set-based programming language.
She reviewed the set-based code before the release.
4. A block of code that operates on mathematical sets.
The lesson introduced set-based code with simple union and intersection examples.