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Boolean

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈbuːliən/nounCore term

In software engineering, boolean means: A data type that has only two possible values, true or false, used for yes-or-no decisions such as whether a user is logged in.

In Turkish: mantıksal değer, doğru/yanlış değeri, Boolean tipi

How it is used

Often shortened to bool. Boolean variables are usually named like questions, for example isActive, hasAccess or canEdit. People also talk about a 'boolean flag' or a 'boolean expression'.

Example sentences

  1. Add a boolean field called isArchived instead of deleting the record.

  2. This function returns a boolean, so you can use it directly in the if statement.

Common collocations

  • boolean flag
  • boolean value
  • boolean expression
  • return a boolean
  • if statementA piece of code that runs only when a condition is true, often followed by an else part that runs when the condition is false.
  • variableA name in a program that stores a value, such as a number, text or list, so that the code can use or change that value later.
  • stringA piece of text in a program, such as a name, a message or a password, stored as a sequence of characters and usually written inside quotes.

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