named
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1 having a name (adj.) B1 Intermediatehaving a specific name or being mentioned by name.
possessing a name; specifically identified or designated by a proper noun.
ExampleThe book was dedicated to a woman named Sarah.
ExampleThe report cited several named sources within the department who were willing to testify about the budget cuts.
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2 programming argument (adj.) C1 Advanced Technical Computingin computer coding, a piece of information passed to a function using its specific name.
describing an argument passed to a subroutine or function based on its identifier rather than its ordinal position in the call.
ExampleUsing named arguments makes your code much easier for other people to read.
ExampleThe developer refactored the function to use named parameters, ensuring that the complex configuration remained legible even as more options were added.
UsageUsually appears before the noun 'argument' or 'parameter'.
- keyword argument