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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

closure

/kləʊʒər/ noun · British & US
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What does closure mean?

noun

A state of being closed or a result of a process that has been completed. In programming, a closure is a function that has access to its own scope and the scope of its outer functions.

Example

"The door was closed, and the room was quiet. In JavaScript, a function is a closure if it has access to its own variables and the variables of its outer functions."

Definition generated by AI and curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.

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