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Meaning of Optional | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈɒp.ʃə.nəl

Definitions

Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
In various programming languages, a kind of variable that is assigned a specific data type but may or may not hold an actual value.
capitalized, sometimes

Equivalents

العربية إختياري اختياري

বাংলা নফল

Català opcional

Čeština volitelný

Dansk frivillig valgfri

Deutsch fakultativ freigestellt freiwillig nicht zwingend erforderlich nicht zwingend vorgeschrieben optional wahlfrei wahlweise

Ελληνικά προαιρετικός

Español opcional

فارسی اختیاری

Suomi valinnainen

Français facultatif optionnel

עברית רשות

हिन्दी वैकल्पिक

Magyar elhagyható fakultatív opcionális választható

Հայերեն կամընտիր

Bahasa Indonesia opsional

Italiano facoltativo optional optional opzionale volontario

ქართული არასავალდებულო ნებაყოფლობითი

Nederlands optioneel

Polski fakultatywny opcjonalny

Português facultativo opcional

Русский необязательный опциона́льный факультативный

Svenska frivillig frivilligt valfri valfritt volontär

Türkçe ihtiyari istemli opsiyonel opsiyonlu

Examples

“In functional languages, there is a data type called the option type, also called the maybe type. Its purpose is to encapsulate a value, which is returned from a function. […] In Java 8, the Optional class has been added to serve as an option type.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of Optional | Babel Free

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