outcase
noun1
An outer case.
- A silver Minute Pendulum watch with a silver outcase and a coat-of-arms engraven on it1899, Frederick James Britten, Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers, page 371:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Rare A condition that allows code to break out of a recursive routine.
- Related terms
- base case