return value variable
[rɪˈtɜːn ˈvæljuː ˈvɛriəbəl]
nounpl: return value variables
variável de valor de retorno
1. A variable that stores the value returned by a function or method after its execution completes
The return value variable captured the result of the calculation function.
A variável de valor de retorno capturou o resultado da função de cálculo.
2. In programming, a container that holds the output data that a subroutine passes back to the calling code
You must assign the function's output to a return value variable before using it.
Você deve atribuir a saída da função a uma variável de valor de retorno antes de usá-la.
This is technical jargon used primarily in software development and computer science education across both Brazil and the USA. In Brazilian tech companies and universities, the term is standardized in documentation and code comments. The concept is fundamental to object-oriented and procedural programming paradigms taught universally.
Related Idioms & Phrases
capture the return value
store the return value in a variable
initialize a return value variable
dereference the return value variable
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