Args

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The input values passed to a function, procedure or command-line program when it is invoked
2. Values supplied to a routine or script at the moment it is called, used to customize its behavior
3. Parameters handed over to a program or subroutine as it starts, typically written after its name

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Synonyms: arguments, params, parameters, inputs, values