positional parameter
English
Noun
positional parameter (plural positional parameters)
- (programming) a parameter that is passed by position, rather than by name, in a function call
- In the function call foo(3, 6, type="bar"), there are two different positional parameters, to which are passed the values 3 and 6.
Coordinate terms
- named parameter
- positional argument
Translations
parameter passed by position