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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNoop
/ˈnuːp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An instruction or operation that does nothing effectively.
"The function simply returns a noop when called without parameters."
- 1
To execute a non-operational instruction or to perform an action that results in no change.
"We can safely noop this block of legacy code during the migration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the computing term 'no operation' (abbreviated as NOP or noop), originating in assembly language programming during the mid-20th century. Over time, it transitioned into programmer slang and technical jargon to describe any action, instruction, or event that intentionally accomplishes nothing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Noop" is said worldwide
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opération vide
Transliteration: o-pe-ra-sjɔ̃ vid
"Cette instruction agit comme un noop dans le programme."
Lehrbefehl
Transliteration: leːɐ̯bəˌfɛl
"Der Befehl bewirkt einen Noop im Prozessor."
operazione nulla
Transliteration: o-pe-ra-t͡sjoˈne ˈnul.la
"La funzione esegue un noop se la condizione è falsa."
operación nula
Transliteration: o-pe-ɾaˈsjon ˈnu.la
"El código incluye un noop para alinear las instrucciones."
operação nula
Transliteration: ɔ-pe-ɾaˈsɐ̃w ˈnu.lɐ
"Essa linha funciona como um noop no sistema."
निष्क्रिय ऑपरेशन
Transliteration: nishkriya operation
"यह कमांड सिस्टम में एक नोप के रूप में काम करती है।"
空操作
Transliteration: kōng cāozuò
"这行代码在执行时相当于一个空操作。"
아무것도 안 함
Transliteration: amugeotdo an ham
"그 함수는 호출될 때 noop을 반환합니다."
何もしない操作
Transliteration: nani mo shinai sōsa
"この命令はCPUにとってnoopとして機能します。"
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