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first-class continuation

Syllables: first-class con·tin·u·a·tionUK/ˈfɜːst ˈklɑːs kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˈfɝst ˈklæs kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/

first-class continuation noun: a continuation that can be used like any other value in a programming language, granting it a powerful ability to control the flow of execution.

Noun

first-class continuation (plural first-class continuations)

  1. A continuation that can be used like any other value in a programming language, granting it a powerful ability to control the flow of execution.
    • Bruce F. Duba; David Macqueen (January 1991), “Typing First-Class Continuations in ML”, in Journal of Functional Programming, volume 3, number 4, →DOI: “First-class continuations are a simple and natural way to provide access to the flow of evaluation in functional languages.”

Forms of first-class continuation

pluralfirst-class continuations

Words that rhyme with first-class continuation

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Questions about first-class continuation

What does first-class continuation mean?
First-class continuation means a continuation that can be used like any other value in a programming language, granting it a powerful ability to control the flow of execution.
What part of speech is first-class continuation?
First-class continuation is a noun.
How do you pronounce first-class continuation?
First-class continuation is pronounced /ˈfɜːst ˈklɑːs kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of first-class continuation?
The plural of first-class continuation is first-class continuations.

Words near first-class continuation in the dictionary

  1. first-chance exceptions
  2. first-chop
  3. first-class
  4. first-class citizen
  5. first-class citizens
  6. first-class continuation
  7. first-class continuations
  8. first-class entities
  9. first-class entity
  10. first-class object
  11. first-class objects

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