spread operator

English

Noun

spread operator (plural spread operators)

1. (programming) An operator that expands an array or similar data structure into its individual elements.

   Coordinate term: rest operator

   • 2021, David Greenhalgh, Josh Skeen, Andrew Bailey, Kotlin Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide:

     The spread operator causes the elements of a collection to be treated as individual parameters to functions that accept a variable number of arguments.

Related terms

• spread syntax