named

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past tense and past participle of name. Use it for naming that already happened.

   They named their daughter after her grandmother.

   The committee named a new chairperson yesterday.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Given a name, so that people know what to call it.

   Like a pet that has its own name, not just being called 'the dog.'

   Each named pet on the rescue list has its own page.

   Only named players were allowed to start the match.

   Similarspecified, designated

   Oppositeunnamed

3. 3
   adjective

   An input value you give to a function by its name, not by its position in a list.

   Like writing a name on each gift so it reaches the right person, no matter the order you hand them out.

   A named argument tells the function exactly which value goes where.

   Using named values makes the code easier for others to read.

   Oppositepositional

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