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In computing, the term handle has been used in various knowledge areas, sometimes with different and specific meanings.
- File handle/file descriptors (NFS, UNIX)
- In Microsoft Windows programming, a handle is "simply a number (usually 32 bits in size) that refers to an object"[1].
- in C standard input/output library...
- In C++, may be refers to an object that control the access to other, like a smart pointer [2].
- James Coplien's handle/body class idiom
In Internet culture
[edit]- Related to Nickname
References
[edit]- ^ Charles Petzold. Programming Windows, 5th ed. Chapter 3. Getting a Handle on Handles
- ^ Bjarne Stroustrup. C++ Glosary