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extern.

A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛkˌstɜː(ɹ)n/
  1. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.

  2. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate. A day-scholar.

  3. Outward form or part; exterior.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French externe or its etymon Latin externus.

adj/ˈɛkˌstɜː(ɹ)n/
  1. External; outward; not inherent

    obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

From Middle French externe or its etymon Latin externus.

noun/ˈɛkˌstɜː(ɹ)n/
  1. In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable.

Where this word comes from

Short for external; used as a keyword in these programming languages.

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