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call by reference

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

Meaning of call-by-reference

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 is call by reference the alternative form of?
Call by reference is the alternative form of call-by-reference.

Words near call by reference in the dictionary

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

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