Virtual Method Table - CI/CD Glossary Definition
A virtual method table (vtable) is a table of function pointers attached to a type so a polymorphic call is resolved at runtime by indexing into the table for the object’s concrete type; it implements dynamic dispatch behind interfaces and trait objects.
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