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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

closures

/kloʊˈzɪərz/ noun · British & US
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What does closures mean?

noun

A function that has access to its own scope even when called outside that scope. In programming, a closure is a function that has access to its own scope and the scope of its outer functions, even when the outer function has returned.

Example

"The function `add` is a closure because it has access to the variable `x` even after the outer function `outer` has returned."

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