rvalue

See also: r-value

English

Etymology

As for lvalue, but using r for right-hand side.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rvalue (plural rvalues)

1. (programming) Any value that is not an lvalue.
   • 2010 April, Bjarne Stroustrup, “"New" Value Terminology”, in stroustrup.com‎^[1], archived from the original on 14 August 2026, page 3:

     I note that this whole discussion/problem arise from the introduction of rvalue references and move semantics. […] These notions simply don’t exist in Strachey’s world consisting of just rvalues and lvalues.

Antonyms

• lvalue

Hypernyms

• value

Hyponyms

• prvalue
• xvalue

Derived terms

• rvalue reference

Anagrams

• Lauver, valuer, valure