autoboxing

auto- +‎ boxing

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autoboxing (uncountable)

1. (object-oriented programming) Automatic boxing, the implicit conversion of primitive data types to wrapper objects.

   Coordinate term: unboxing

   • 2014, Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori, Java 8 Pocket Guide, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 28:

     Autoboxing and unboxing are typically used for collections of primitives. Autoboxing involves the dynamic allocation of memory and initialization of an object for each primitive.

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autoboxing m (plural autoboxings)

1. (object-oriented programming) autoboxing