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call-by-reference

call-by-reference noun: an evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated first, and a pointer to the result is passed to the function.

Noun

call-by-reference (uncountable)

  1. An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated first, and a pointer to the result is passed to the function.
    Antonyms:
    call-by-value

Synonyms of call-by-reference

Antonyms

Forms of call-by-reference

alternative formcall by reference

Questions about call-by-reference

What does call-by-reference mean?
Call-by-reference means an evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated first, and a pointer to the result is passed to the function.
What part of speech is call-by-reference?
Call-by-reference is a noun.

Words near call-by-reference in the dictionary

  1. call-boy
  2. call-boys
  3. call-by-future
  4. call-by-name
  5. call-by-need
  6. call-by-reference
  7. call-by-value
  8. Call-Fleming syndrome
  9. call-girl
  10. call-girls
  11. call-in

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