Definitions

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  • adjective Not primitive.
  • noun computing, geometry An object that is not a primitive.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ primitive

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Examples

  • The closure would have to access only those elements that could be classified as nonprimitive, by which I mean those elements that can function without knowledge of the underlying structure.

    Java Technology Headlines 2008

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