different between namespace vs userspace

For the Wiktionary's namespaces, see Wiktionary:Namespace.

English

Etymology

name +? space.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ne?mspe?s/
• Hyphenation: name?space

Noun

namespace (plural namespaces)

1. (programming) A conceptual space that groups classes, identifiers, etc. to avoid conflicts with items in unrelated code that have the same names.

Translations

Verb

namespace (third-person singular simple present namespaces, present participle namespacing, simple past and past participle namespaced)

1. (programming) To categorize by placing into a namespace.
   • 2004, Michael Kay, XSLT 2.0 Programmer's Reference

     Something I haven't captured in this schema is that the GEDCOM spec also says the structure is extensible; arbitrary namespaced elements may be inserted […]

   • 2007, Jonathan Snook, Aaron Gustafson, Stuart Langridge, Dan Webb, Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries

     Although the excessive namespacing might seem like a hassle, there's always a really quick way to create a shortcut.

See also

• environment

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English namespace.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?nejm.?spejs/, /?nejm.?spej.si/

Noun

namespace m (plural namespaces)

1. (programming) namespace (abstract space of keywords)

   Synonym: espaço de nomes

English

Etymology 1

user +? space

Noun

userspace (countable and uncountable, plural userspaces)

1. (computing) The area of memory used for a user's applications, etc., as opposed to that reserved for the operating system kernel.

Synonyms

• userland

Etymology 2

Blend of user +? namespace.

Noun

userspace (countable and uncountable, plural userspaces)

1. (Internet) A namespace on a wiki used by individual users for personal details and discussions.

Related terms

• mainspace