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Rareextern
The correct spelling is extern.
How to pronounce extern
noun
IPA: /ˈɛk.ˌstɜː(ɹ)n/
Say it like: Ext-ern
The correct spelling is extern. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
- 2.Outward form or part; exterior.
- 3.In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable.
adjective
- 1.External; outward; not inherent
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