nesting

The process by which a bird nests.

Noun

  1. The process by which a bird nests.

    Synonyms: nestage

  2. An arrangement by which one thing is nested inside another.
    • the nesting of Russian dolls
  3. The enclosure of one self-contained element of code inside another.
    • The positioning of a control structure inside another control structure is called nesting e.g. nested-IF and nested-loop. - 2013 September 10, Sara Shahzad, Ibrar Ahmad, Mir Muhammd Suleman Sarwar, “Cyclomatic...

    Synonyms: imbrication

Forms

nestings

Derived

bird-nesting empty nesting nesting box nesting doll nesting ground

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of nest

Derived

nonnesting