Shallow-copy Definition
noun
(computing) A copy of a data structure which shares any linked structures with the original.
If you modify that, you'll modify all the shallow copies of the header that points to it.
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verb
To make a shallow copy of.
The bug came from trying to shallow-copy a mutable structure.
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Other Word Forms of Shallow-copy
Noun
Singular:
shallow-copy
Plural:
shallow copies
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