enum

An enumeration.

Noun

  1. An enumeration.
    • Enums allow you to define a type made up of a finite set of identifiers, with each identifier mapping to an integer. - 2007, Robert Pickering, Foundations of F#:
    • The Access object model contains many enums that you can use in your applications. - 2007, Teresa Hennig, Rob Cooper, Geoffrey L Griffith, Armen Stein, Access 2007 VBA Programmer's Reference:
    • A unique feature of enums is that when you switch on a variable of an enum type, you do not prefix the case statements […] - 2009, Richard F Raposa, SCJP: Sun Certified Programmer for Java Platform (Exam CX-310-065):

Origin

Clipping of enumeration, used as a keyword in the C programming language and its descendants.

Forms

enums