discard.
To throw away, to reject.
Meaning & usage
To throw away, to reject.
To make a discard; to throw out a card.
To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
Where this word comes from
From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar.
Anything discarded.
One or more discarded playing cards in a card game.
The act of discarding.
A temporary variable used to receive a value of no importance and unable to be read later.
Where this word comes from
From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar.
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