Prvalue

//piːˈɑː.væl.juː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An rvalue that is not an xvalue.

    "Together, prvalues and xvalues are called “rvalues,” reflecting the use of that term in the library clauses and the intended uses in reference binding, overload resolution, and template argument deduction."

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"Together, prvalues and xvalues are called “rvalues,” reflecting the use of that term in the library clauses and the intended uses in reference binding, overload resolution, and template argument deduction."

Etymology

Short for pure rvalue. According to Bjarne Stroustrup, coined by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 in 2010.

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