predeclare

== English == === Etymology === From pre- +‎ declare. === Verb === predeclare (third-person singular simple present predeclares, present participle predeclaring, simple past and past participle predeclared) (transitive) To declare or announce beforehand. (transitive, programming) To declare some source code element (such as a class) in advance of its full description, so that other preceding parts of the code can refer to it. Synonym: forward-declare === Anagrams === precleared