eval
Parse and run
Eval is programmer shorthand for evaluate, a function that executes code stored as text.
In many programming languages, eval takes a string and runs it as if it were written directly in the program: eval("2 + 2") returns 4.
Security-conscious developers treat eval warily—it can execute malicious code if fed untrusted input.
Outside programming, eval appears in gaming and online contexts as shorthand for evaluation: What's your eval of the situation?
Purpose or duty
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- executionCompleting a planned task
- runtimeProgram execution duration
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
parser · compiler · lazy · eager · strict · reduction · lambda · debugging
Estimation of worth
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- scoringEarning points in competition
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- measurementDetermining size or amount
review · examination · inspection · scrutiny · benchmarking · criteria · standards · feedback
function
Purpose or duty
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- executionCompleting a planned task
- runtimeProgram execution duration
interpreter · parser · compiler · lazy · eager · strict · reduction · lambda · debugging · output
appraisal
Estimation of worth
measurement · review · examination · inspection · scrutiny · benchmarking · criteria · standards · feedback · performance
model
Representation or paradigm
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- testingExamining to evaluate
loss · accuracy · precision · recall · F1 · metrics · dataset · benchmark · hyperparameter · overfitting
evalcompile
Collect into unified whole
compiled · compilation · precompile · precompiled · compile-time
evaltrain
Rail vehicle or instruct
training · training mode · fit · backpropagation · learn
- evaluation reportWritten assessment of performance
- teacher evaluationsRatings of instructors
- custody evaluationStudy determining child placement
- psych evaluation
- employee evaluationsPeriodic worker performance assessments
- mental health evaluationClinical review of psychological condition
evaluate, evaluation, evaluated, evaluating, evaluator, reevaluate, re-evaluate, evaluative, reevaluation