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declaration

In programming, an instruction or statement that defines data (fields, variables, arrays, etc.) and resources, but does not create executable code.

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declaration

1. the ruling of a judge or court on a question of law, esp in the chancery division of the High Court

2. Law an unsworn statement of a witness admissible in evidence under certain conditions

3. Cricket the voluntary closure of an innings before all ten wickets have fallen

4. Contract bridge the final contract

5. Cards an announcement of points made after taking a trick, as in bezique

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declaration [‚dek·lə′rā·shən]

(computer science)

declarative statement