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Meaning of RBAR | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
/ˈɹiː.bɑɹ/

Definitions

Initialism of row by agonizing row; used to describe procedural programming in SQL.

abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, initialism

Examples

“All of these methods either employ (what I call) "RBAR" programming (pronounced as "ree-bar" and stands for "Row By Agonizing Row") […]”
“RBAR is a consequence of coding in a strictly procedural way, rather than in a set-based way. It is different from poor coding; it is the result of adopting a mindset that one always has to tell the computer, step by step […]”
“While RBAR used over twice as much log as the set based operations, the log used per transaction was less than half.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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