namespace

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a named scope that groups identifiers so they do not conflict with identical names elsewhere

   The library keeps its helpers inside a namespace to avoid collisions.

2. 2
   verb

   to place a name, class, or identifier inside a namespace

   The plugin namespaces its CSS classes with a short prefix.

From name + space. In computing, it is the conceptual space in which a name is interpreted.

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