redéfinir — meaning in English

English meaning

• override verb To take priority over, or cancel out, an existing decision, rule, or system.
• redefine verb To define something again, or in a new and different way.

Senses

redéfinir is used for these senses in English:

• override (object-oriented, transitive) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
• redefine (transitive) To give a new or different definition to (a word).
• repurpose To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.

override — full definition

1. verb To take priority over, or cancel out, an existing decision, rule, or system.
2. verb In programming, to replace an inherited method with a new version of the same name.
3. noun A mechanism or command used to take manual control over something automatic.

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