Definition, synonyms and related words
Abbreviation of evaluation.
"The developer added an eval function to streamline the code's performance evaluation process."
In plain English: An eval is an evaluation, which means judging how well something works or what it's worth.
"The senior programmer reviewed every eval before merging his code into the main branch."
Relating to time or duration.
"The eval of their performance was measured strictly by how many hours they spent on the project."
"The eval version of the software is much easier for beginners to understand and use."
The word eval comes from the Latin aevum, meaning lifetime or age, combined with the suffix -al. It entered English as a shortening of evaluate to create an informal abbreviation for this common term.