extern

ˈɛkstɜːn

Definition

Definition of extern - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

Rare

student or trainee in a temporary job for training

Rare

She worked as an extern in the law firm over the summer..

apprentice

intern

institution

Rare

person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity

Rare

The extern attended the hospital meetings regularly.

adjunct

affiliate

associate

medical

TECH.

nonresident doctor or medical student at a hospital

TECH.

The extern assisted in surgeries during their hospital rotation.

technology

TECH.

variable declared in multiple places in C/C++

TECH.

The extern variable was used across several files.

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medical extern

medical student gaining practical experience at a hospital

The medical extern assisted in the surgery today.

Origin of extern

Latin, externus (outside)

Examples of extern in a sentence

As an extern, he gained valuable experience in the medical field.
The extern shadowed the doctors during their rounds.
As an extern, she gained valuable experience in the lab.
As an extern, she gained valuable clinical experience.
The extern was declared in the header file for consistency.
Using an extern allowed the function to access the global variable.

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French:externe, extern, ...
German:Externer, Extern, ...
Italian:tirocinante, esterno, ...
Spanish:practicante, externo, ...
Portuguese:externa, externo, ...
Chinese:实习生, 外部人员, ...
Japanese:研修生, 外部研修生, ...
Arabic:مُتَدَرِّب خارِجي, مُلْتَحِق خارِجي, ...
Hebrew:מִתְמַחֶה, מִתְמַחֶה חִיצוֹנִי, ...
Russian:стажер, стажёр, ...
Ukrainian:стажер, практикант, ...
Hindi:इंटर्न, संस्थान से जुड़ा व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:প্রশিক্ষণার্থী, এক্সটার্ন, ...
Catalan:extern, metge extern, ...
Czech:stážista, externista, ...
Danish:praktikant, ekstern, ...
Dutch:stagiair, coassistent, ...
Greek:εκπαιδευόμενος, εξωτερικός συνεργάτης, ...
Hungarian:gyakornok, külsős, ...
Khmer:និស្សិត ឬអ្នកហ្វឹកហាត់ដែលធ្វើការបណ្តោះអាសន្នដើម្បីទទួលការបណ្តុះបណ្តាល, បុគ្គលដែលមានសម្ព័ន្ធភាពជាមួយស្ថាប័នក្នុងតួនាទីកម្រិតទាប, ...
Korean:실습생, 외부 인사, ...
Persian:کارآموز, همکار خارجی, ...
Polish:stażysta, ekstern, ...
Portuguese (BR):externo, colaborador externo, ...
Romanian:extern, student medic extern, ...
Swedish:praktikant, läkarstudent, ...
Thai:นักศึกษาฝึกงาน, ผู้ฝึกงานภายนอก, ...
Turkish:stajyer, misafir öğrenci, ...
Vietnamese:thực tập sinh, người thực tập, ...

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