Flatten: meaning, definitions and examples
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flatten
[ หflรฆtษn ]
programming
To reduce the complexity of nested structures by converting them into a flat, one-dimensional form.
Synonyms
flatten down, flatten out, unravel
Examples of usage
- Before processing the data, we need to flatten the JSON structure.
- The function will flatten the list of lists into a single list.
Translations
Translations of the word "flatten" in other languages:
๐ต๐น achatar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคชเคเคพ เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช abflachen
๐ฎ๐ฉ meratakan
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฟะปัััะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ spลaszczyฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๅนณใใซใใ (ใใใใซใใ)
๐ซ๐ท aplatir
๐ช๐ธ aplanar
๐น๐ท dรผzleลtirmek
๐ฐ๐ท ํํํ๊ฒ ํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชุณุทูุญ
๐จ๐ฟ zploลกtit
๐ธ๐ฐ sploลกtiลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๅผๅนณ
๐ธ๐ฎ sploลกฤiti
๐ฎ๐ธ fletja รบt
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะตะณัััะตั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแกแฌแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ yastฤฑltmaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ aplanar
Etymology
The word 'flatten' originated from the Old English word 'flatan', which means 'level ground'. Over time, it evolved to also mean 'make flat or smooth'. The usage of 'flatten' in programming contexts became popular with the rise of data manipulation and processing.
See also: flat, flatfish, flatiron, flatly, flatness, flats, flattened, flatter, flattery, flatware, unflattering.