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Vtable vs Vatable - What's the difference?

vtable | vatable |

As a noun vtable

is (computing|programming) a table of memory pointers to different implementations of a virtual function.

As an adjective vatable is

on which vat must be paid.

vtable

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing, programming) A table of memory pointers to different implementations of a virtual function.
  • * 2000 , Robert C. Martin, More C++ gems
    • This solution allows the Command executor to iterate through a collection of unrelated objects with no vtables and pick out the right method for each one.
  • * 2003 , John C. Mitchell, Concepts in programming languages
    • Note that nonvirtual functions do not appear in a vtable .
  • * 2003 , Steve Heller, C++: a dialogue: programming with the C++ standard library
    • The most likely result will be a crash when the code tries to use a vtable entry that contains random garbage.

    vatable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • On which VAT must be paid.
    • You will be invoiced for everything — first for the non-vatable items and later for the vatable items.