walrus operator

noun

walrus operator

noun

Etymology The notation := humorously reinterpreted as the face of a walrus, with two eyes and two tusks.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Informal The operator := that assigns values to variables in certain programming languages, such as Python.

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