singleton

CEFRC1

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡ(ə)l.tən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or thing that is the only one of its kind.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.

Examples

  • A singleton is a thing that is the only one of its kind.

  • The code uses a singleton pattern to manage the database connection.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A single object, especially one of a group.

  2. A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.

  3. A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.

More examples

In context

  • The researcher identified a singleton pattern in the database.

  • a singleton class

  • singleton preterm birth

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

In the card game, the player was left with a blank, a single card in their hand.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From single + -ton, probably following the model of simpleton.