memberwise

English

Etymology

member +‎ -wise

Pronunciation

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Adverb

memberwise (not comparable)

1. (computing, programming) In terms of members (items associated with class instances).
   • 1997, Adrian P Robson, The programmer's guide to C++:

     If a copy constructor is not defined, a memberwise copy is performed. This means that a copy operation is applied to each data member in turn.