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first-class continuations

Syllables: first-class con·tin·u·a·tionsUK/ˈfɜːst ˈklɑːs kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)nz/US/ˈfɝst ˈklæs kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃənz/

first-class continuations is the plural of first-class continuation.

Meaning of first-class continuation

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.”

Questions about first-class continuations

What is first-class continuations the plural of?
First-class continuations is the plural of first-class continuation.
How do you pronounce first-class continuations?
First-class continuations is pronounced /ˈfɜːst ˈklɑːs kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)nz/ (UK).

Words near first-class continuations in the dictionary

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

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