Background for hoisting

hoisting

/hɔɪstɪŋ/

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verb

To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

Examples :

"The construction workers were hoisting heavy steel beams to the top of the building. "

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verb

To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.

Examples :

"The winning team was hoisting the trophy high above their heads, cheering loudly. "

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verb

To lift someone up to be flogged.

Examples :

"The historical record describes sailors hoisting men to the yardarm to be flogged as punishment for insubordination. "

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verb

To be lifted up.

Examples :

"The construction workers were hoisting the heavy steel beam into place. "

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verb

To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.

Examples :

"The compiler improved the code's efficiency by hoisting the calculation of the unchanging variable outside the loop, so it was only done once. "

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verb

To steal, to rob.

Examples :

"The gang was arrested for hoisting money from the local bank. "

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noun

The act by which something is hoisted.

Examples :

"The hoisting of the heavy box was a team effort. "

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noun

The behaviour of Javascript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.

Examples :

"The strange result of `console.log(myNumber)` before its declaration highlighted Javascript's hoisting at work. "

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