Definition
In programming, an enumeration data type consisting of a set of named constants representing distinct values.
Etymology
Abbreviated from 'enumeration,' from Latin enumerare meaning 'to count out' (e- 'out' + numerare 'to count'). The programming term emerged in the 1960s-70s as languages needed ways to define sets of related constants.
Kelly Says
Enums solve a fundamental problem in programming - how to represent concepts like days of the week or colors without using confusing numbers. They make code more readable by letting programmers write 'Color.RED' instead of remembering that red equals 1.
Translations
CACatalà
enumeració
en-oo-me-ra-syo
CSČeština
seznam
se-z-nam
DADansk
opregning
op-re-ning
DEDeutsch
Auflistung
owf-list-ung
ELΕλληνικά
κατάλογος
ka-ta-lo-gos
ESEspañol
enumeración
en-oo-me-ra-syon
FISuomi
luettelo
loo-et-telo
FRFrançais
énumération
en-oo-me-ra-syon
HUMagyar
listázás
lis-ta-za-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencantum
pen-chu-tan
IGIG
n'ukleeus
n'oo-klee-us
ITItaliano
enumerazione
en-oo-me-ra-syone
MSBahasa Melayu
senarai
se-na-rai
MYမြန်မာ
စာရင်း
sa-ya-ngin
NLNederlands
opname
op-na-me
NONorsk
opplisting
op-p-listing
PLPolski
wymienianie
vymien-ia-nie
PTPortuguês
enumeração
en-oo-me-ra-syon
RORomână
enumerare
en-oo-me-ra-reh
RUРусский
перечисление
per-chee-slee-nee-e
SVSvenska
uppräkning
up-prae-ning
SWKiswahili
orodha
o-ro-dha
TEతెలుగు
పట్టిక
pat-ti-ka
TLTL
paglalarawan
pa-g-la-la-ra-wan
TRTürkçe
sıralı liste
si-ra-li lis-te
UKУкраїнська
перелік
per-e-lyk
VITiếng Việt
danh sách
danh sach
ZUZU
isivumelwano
i-si-vu-me-l-wa-no