English
Noun
deep copy
- computing A copy of a data structure duplicating not only the structure itself, but all structures to which it is linked
#: Don't try to make a deep copy of that -- you'll pull in half the database
Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
to deep-copy
- (Note: not deeply copy) To make a deep copy of
#: I'd prefer to deep-copy that in order to avoid complications with updates.
Intransitive verb
to deep-copy <!--probably should be hyphenated-->
- (Note: not deeply copy) To make a deep copy
#: This is a situation where you either have to deep-copy or handle the complication of updates.
See also
shallow copy
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