Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as beal.
  • noun See boul.
  • noun A bowl used in bowling.
  • noun A marble used by boys in play.
  • noun plural The game of bowls.

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  • noun computing, programming A Boolean variable, one whose value is either true or false.

Etymologies

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From a keyword in C++ and derived programming languages, short for Boolean.

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Examples

  • It is much more like a breathy "bool" than whatever it is supposed to sound like with the "U," and it certainly doesn't rhyme with "dull."

    Archive 2006-04-01 2006

  • Error C2065: 'bool': undeclared identifier c: \Users\Tim\Desktop\GpsDll\dll\GpsDll. cpp 78

    The Code Project Latest Articles werner.keilholz 2010

  • The class page also says that this function uses only a true or false boolean parameter, indicated on the class page by the word "bool".

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • "Error Operator '| |' cannot be applied to operands of type 'bool' and 'string'"

    ASP.NET Forums sharat80 2009

  • The class page also says that this function uses only a true or false boolean parameter, indicated on the class page by the word "bool".

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] Dennis p 2009

  • CRibbonPersist class exposes members to save and restore the Ribbon Settings to a Registry key under HKCU: constructs a CRibbonPersist object from a registry key name bool bRibbonUI, HGLOBAL hgSettings = NULL) saves a to the registry.

    The Code Project Latest Articles Alain Rist 2010

  • (bool? if-true: if-false) shortened to return the evaluated ( "bool" in my case) statement if you supply nothing for the "if-true" part but "bool" actually evaluated to true.

    Planet Gentoo 2010

  • * '' bool '' '' 'openUrl ([string | Url] url)' '':

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • * '' bool '' '' 'runApplication (string application [, array files])' ''

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • * '' bool '' '' 'runApplication (string exe [, array args])' ''

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] 2009

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