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call by name

call by name is the alternative form of call-by-name.

Meaning of call-by-name

Noun

call-by-name (uncountable)

  1. An evaluation strategy whereby an argument to a function is evaluated each time its value is used in the function, and is not evaluated at all if its value is never used.
    Synonyms:
    pass-by-name

Questions about call by name

What is call by name the alternative form of?
Call by name is the alternative form of call-by-name.

Words near call by name in the dictionary

  1. call boy
  2. call boys
  3. call button
  4. call buttons
  5. call by future
  6. call by name
  7. call by need
  8. call by reference
  9. call by sharing
  10. call by value
  11. call center

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