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continuation-passing styles

continuation-passing styles is the plural of continuation-passing style.

Meaning of continuation-passing style

Noun

continuation-passing style (plural continuation-passing styles)

  1. A style of programming in which every user function f takes an extra argument c known as a continuation. Whenever f would normally return a result r to its caller, it instead returns the result of applying the continuation to r.
    Synonyms:
    CPS

Questions about continuation-passing styles

What is continuation-passing styles the plural of?
Continuation-passing styles is the plural of continuation-passing style.

Words near continuation-passing styles in the dictionary

  1. continuation passing styles
  2. continuation school
  3. continuation schools
  4. Continuation War
  5. continuation-passing style
  6. continuation-passing styles
  7. continuational
  8. continuationism
  9. continuationist
  10. continuationists
  11. continuations

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