namespace meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

namespace

noun

/ˈneɪmspeɪs/

Etymology From name + space.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A conceptual space that groups classes, identifiers, etc. in order to avoid conflicts with items in unrelated code that carry the same names.

Derived terms: mainspace, pseudonamespace, subnamespace, userspace

namespace

verb

Etymology From name + space.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences To categorize by placing into a namespace.

Something I haven't captured in this schema is that the GEDCOM spec also says the structure is extensible; arbitrary namespaced elements may be inserted […]2004, Michael Kay, XSLT 2.0 Programmer's Reference:
Although the excessive namespacing might seem like a hassle, there's always a really quick way to create a shortcut.2007, Jonathan Snook, Aaron Gustafson, Stuart Langridge, Dan Webb, Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries:

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SOAP adheres to extensive namespacing and attribute specification tags.2007, Jon Arking, Professional Windows Live Programming:

Related terms: environment