Any suggestion for a single word that implies: "this process is not yet finished"? I will use this in the database; it has a corresponding boolean.
Example:
notYetFinished = true - This indicates that it is not yet finished.
notYetFinished = false - This means that it is already finished.
I'm looking for a single word to use instead of notYetFinished; I would much prefer a technical word describing a process that is not yet finished, or that is on standby.
Ongoing MW
adjective Being actually in process
These seem very obvious:
incomplete
unfinished
pending is fine and often used in programming. The question is about a word that implies "this process is not yet finished". As a programmer in this case I would probably go for something like pendingProcess but even as a single word I think pending works just fine.
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Jun 2, 2016 at 12:51
in progress — M-W
Definition:
happening or being done
Example:
Several projects are now in progress.
Easy solution:
Drop the "notyet" from the term you're using already, reverse the boolean operators, and you're finished.
Thus:
finished = true (It's finished)
finished = false (It's not finished)
For a more technical term you could replace the easily understood with something else such as complete or done or even effectuated. : )
How about "underway"?:
Having started and in progress; being done or carried out.
a series of actions that produce something or that lead to a particular result
Merriam-Webster
It's worth noting that answers for this question are a little tricky in that words that literally mean 'not yet complete' are not as satisfactory from a programming perspective as a word that doesn't exactly fit the definition but describes what is happening much better.
I would much prefer a technical word describing a process that is not yet finished, or that is on standby.
If you are going to use it for coding purpose:
while(running) {
// do something
}
word you are looking for is 'running'.
wip
Abbreviation of the phrase: work in progress
If you need a short word to use for your situation, you could use an abbreviation like wip, witch stands for 'work in progress'.
id, ok, etc). I once worked on a database with column names such as QQSID, QQSQSID, QQSSQID, QQSISID. Makes things very hard to read, annoying, and even with easier to read ones if you don't know it, you have to look it up.
Boolean variables are more readable when they start with "is."
For your case, I'd recommend "isInProgress" or "isOngoing."
IsComplete would be my choice -- although more likely I would do this with a lookup status table and a tinyint to identify all the different stages of doneness
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Jun 3, 2016 at 13:22
I'd probably go with busy. If something hasn't finished what it's doing yet, then I think it's accurately described as being busy.
Note though that I'm not a native speaker.
finalized
To put in final or finished form.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finalized
As an aside: booleans need not be stated in the positive (for example, consider a database column named INACTIVE) However, as others have mentioned, in this case, stating your booleans in the positive is perhaps clearer.
Following your original logic, you could use incomplete just as well as notYetFinished.
As Kim pointed out, double-negatives can be confusing.
notYetFinished = false
Wait what?
So like Kim, I would propose a positive word: done
done = false
// ...
done = true
To use a noun rarely used in this sense you can try arrear(usually used in plural).
An unfinished duty. (Check definition at Merriam Webster)
For a computer process, it is common to use
executing
carry out an instruction or program.
a process that is not finished, but is on 'standby' as you mentioned is
ready
in a suitable state for an activity, action, or situation; fully prepared.
could also apply
working
functioning or able to function.
General Process State Diagram:
Undone.
Though would suggest a field that means 'done' over a field that means 'not done,' given the acrobatics of logic required.
Active:
engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits.
participating or engaged in a particular sphere or activity.
Progressing:
moving toward a goal or to a further or higher stage
finishedand then your loop iswhile (!finished)which reads as, "while not finished" - which is exactly what you're going for and makes for much simpler/clearer logic.