| Acronym
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Full name
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See also
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| AAA
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Almost Always Auto
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GOTW #94
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| ABC
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Abstract Base Class
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| ABI
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Application Binary Interface
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Itanium C++ ABI
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| ADL
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Argument-Dependent Lookup
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| ADT
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Abstract Data Type
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| AFO
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Algorithm Function Objects
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CPO
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| API
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Application Programming Interface
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| BMI
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Binary Module Interface
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Modules
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| CAS
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Compare-And-Swap; Copy And Swap
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compare_exchange
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| CMI
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Compiled Module Interfaces
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Modules
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| COW
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Copy-On-Write
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| CPO
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Customization Point Object
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[customization.point.object], RangeAdaptorObject, RangeAdaptorClosureObject, AFO
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| CRTP
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Curiously Recurring Template Pattern
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std::enable_shared_from_this, std::ranges::view_interface
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| CTAD
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Class Template Argument Deduction
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| CTRE
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Compile-Time Regular Expressions
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CTRE lib
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| CWG
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The Core Working Group
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WG21
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| DCL
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Double-Checked Locking
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Concurrency support library
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| DIS
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Draft International Standard
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See also FDIS
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| DR
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Defect Report
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EBO
EBCO
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Empty Base (Class) Optimization
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[[no_unique_address]], std::allocator, std::default_delete
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| EDG
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Edison Design Group
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| EH
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Exception Handling
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| ELF
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Executable and Linkable Format
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| EWG
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The Evolution Working Group
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WG21
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| EWGI
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The Evolution Working Group Incubator
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WG21
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| FAM
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Flexible Array Member
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| FDIS
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Final Draft International Standard
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See also DIS
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| GCC
|
GNU Compiler Collection
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| GMF
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Global Module Fragment
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Modules
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| HALO
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Heap Allocation eLision Optimization
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Coroutines, P0981
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| ICE
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Internal Compiler Error; Integer Constant Expression
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| IFNDR
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Ill-Formed, No Diagnostic Required
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| IIILE
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Immediately Invoked Initializing Lambda Expression
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| IPO
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Inter-Procedural Optimization
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| IWYU
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Include What You Use
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libclang-based tool
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| LEWG
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The Library Evolution Working Group
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WG21
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| LEWGI
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The Library Evolution Working Group Incubator
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WG21
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| LTO
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Link-Time Optimization
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| LWG
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The Library Working Group
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WG21
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| MDT
|
Most Derived Type
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| MPSC
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Multi-Producer Single-Consumer (e.g., task queue)
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std::executor
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| MSVC
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MicroSoft Visual C++
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| NAD
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Not A Defect
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See also DR
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| NDR
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No Diagnostic Required
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| NRVO
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Named Return Value Optimization
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| NSDMI
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Non-Static Data Member Initialization
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| NTBS
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Null-Terminated Byte Strings
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| NTTP
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Non-Type Template Parameter
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| NUA
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No Unique Address
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[[no_unique_address]]
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| NVI
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Non-Virtual Interface
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| ODR
|
One Definition Rule
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| OOP
|
Object-Oriented Programming
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| PCH
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Pre-Compiled Header
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gcc doc on PCH
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| PDO
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Profile-Driven Optimization
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See also PGO
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| PGO
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Profile-Guided Optimization
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See also PDO
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| PID
|
Process IDentifier
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std::thread::get_id(), std::jthread::get_id()
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| PIMPL
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Pointer to IMPLementation
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| PMF
|
Private Module Fragment
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Modules
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| PMR
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Polymorphic Memory Resources
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<memory_resource>
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| POCCA
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Propagate on Container Copy Assignment
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| POCMA
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Propagate on Container Move Assignment
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| POCS
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Propagate on Container Swap
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| POD
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Plain Old Data (PODType)
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ScalarType, TrivialType, StandardLayoutType
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| QoI
|
Quality of Implementation
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| RAII
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Resource Acquisition Is Initialization
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| RACO
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Range Adaptor Closure Object
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RangeAdaptorClosureObject
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| RAO
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Range Adaptor Object
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RangeAdaptorObject
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| RCU
|
Read-Copy-Update
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<rcu>
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| RTTI
|
RunTime Type Identification
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std::type_info
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| RVO
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Return Value Optimization
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| SBO
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Small Buffer Optimization
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| SBRM
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Scope-Bound Resource Management, see RAII
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| SCARY
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Seemingly erroneous (appearing Constrained by conflicting generic parameters), but Actually work with the Right implementation (unconstrained bY the conflict due to minimized dependencies).
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stroustrup.com/SCARY
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| SEH
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Structured Exception Handling
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SEH
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| SFINAE
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Substitution Failure Is Not An Error
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std::enable_if, std::void_t
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| SIMD
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Single Instruction Multiple Data
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Data-parallel types (SIMD)
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| SIOF
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Static Initialization Order Fiasco
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| SMF
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Special Member Function
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| SOCCC
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Select On Container Copy Construction
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| SOO
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Small Object Optimization
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std::move_only_function, std::function, std::any
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| SSO
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Small String Optimization
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std::basic_string
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| STL
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The Standard Template Library
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| TCO
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Tail Call Optimization
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| TLS
|
Thread-Local Storage
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thread_local
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| TMP
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Template Meta Programming
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<type_traits>
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| TU
|
Translation Unit
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Modules, TU-local
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| UB
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Undefined Behavior
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| UDC
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User-Defined Conversion operator
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| UDL
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User-Defined Literals
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| UFCS
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Universal Function Call Syntax
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“What is UFCS anyway?”
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| VLA
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Variable-Length Array
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SO on VLA
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| WPO
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Whole-Program Optimization
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