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== Incomplete code ==

{{cn span|In Perl and [[Perl6]] the 3-character ellipsis is also known as the "yadda yadda yadda" operator and, similarly to its [[linguistic meaning]], serves as a "stand-in" for code to be inserted later.|date=May 2017}}

[[Python3]] also allows the 3-character ellipsis to be used as an expressive place-holder for code to be inserted later.

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===C and C++===

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In the [[C (programming language)|C programming language]], an ellipsis is used to represent a [[variadic function|variable number of parameters]] to a [[function (programming)|function]]. For example:

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== Multiple dimensions ==

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In [[Python (programming language)|Python]], particularly in [[numpy]], an ellipsis is used for slicing an arbitrary number of dimensions for a high-dimensional array:<ref>http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/arrays.indexing.html</ref>