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What does "field" mean in programming?
field is one of the most common terms in software development. This guide explains what it means, how it is used in practice, and why it matters, with real examples from the developer world.
Definition
A named piece of data stored in a class, struct, or database record. In object-oriented languages, fields hold the state of an object. In databases, a field is a column in a table.
Example
"class User { name: string; email: string; } // name and email are fields"
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