hoisting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔɪstɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: hoist‧ing

Noun

hoisting (plural hoistings)

1. The act by which something is hoisted.
   • 2007, Lisa N. Trivedi, Clothing Gandhi's Nation: Homespun and Modern India:

     The Madras government allowed flag hoistings in particular circumstances […]

2. (programming) The behaviour of JavaScript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.

See also

• block
• scope
• temporal dead zone

 

Verb

hoisting

1. present participle and gerund of hoist

References

• hoisting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia