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namespace

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈneɪmspeɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A conceptual space that groups classes, identifiers, etc. in order to avoid conflicts with items in unrelated code that carry the same names.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To categorize by placing into a namespace.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From name + space.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 命名空間 /命名空间 (mìngmíng kōngjiān) — conceptual space
  • Czech: jmenný prostor — conceptual space
  • Dutch: naamruimte — conceptual space
  • Esperanto: nomspaco — conceptual space
  • Esperanto: nomspacoj — conceptual space
  • Finnish: nimiavaruus — conceptual space
  • French: espace de nom — conceptual space
  • French: espace de noms — conceptual space
  • German: Namensraum — conceptual space
  • Greek: ονοματοχώρος (onomatochóros) — conceptual space
  • Hungarian: névtér — conceptual space
  • Japanese: 名前空間 (namae kūkan) — conceptual space
  • Korean: 이름공간 (ireumgonggan) — conceptual space
  • Polish: przestrzeń nazw — conceptual space
  • Portuguese: namespace — conceptual space
  • Portuguese: espaço de nomes — conceptual space
  • Russian: простра́нство имён (prostránstvo imjón) — conceptual space
  • Slovak: menný priestor — conceptual space
  • Spanish: espacio de nombres — conceptual space
  • Swedish: namnrymd — conceptual space
  • Turkish: ad uzayı — conceptual space
  • Turkish: isim uzayı — conceptual space
  • Vietnamese: không gian tên — conceptual space
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