Bated is one of the many words Shakespeare invented (or at least he was the first person to put the word on a piece of paper that survived to this day). Bated is a form of abate, which means âto diminish, beat down, or reduce.â So when youâre waiting with bated (read: abated) breath, youâre so eager, anxious, excited, or frightened that youâre almost holding your breath. Shakespeare used the phrase with bated breath in The Merchant of Venice. It's a scene where Shylock, the moneylender, points out the irony of Antonio, the merchant, coming to him for a loan after treating him so poorly in the past:
Call by Reference. If data is passed by reference, a pointer to the data is copied instead of the actual variable as is done in a call by value. Because a pointer is copied, if the value at that pointers address is changed in the function, the value is also changed in main(). Letâs take a look at a code example:
The âUse By Dateâ is the last day that the manufacturer vouches for the productâs quality. The use by date is the date the manufacturer recommends that the consumer use their product for âpeak qualityâ in the food. So you may eat the food after the use by date, but it likely is not going to be at peak quality if a use-by date has passed. The pages of EatByDate provide additional information on how to tell if products have gone bad and proper food storage to extend a products shelf life.