predeclare

Etymology

pre- +‎ declare

Verb

predeclare (third-person singular simple present predeclares, present participle predeclaring, simple past and past participle predeclared)

1. (transitive) To declare or announce beforehand.

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2. (transitive, programming) To declare some source code element (such as a class) in advance of its full description, so that other preceding parts of the code can refer to it.

Anagrams

• precleared