semicoroutine
semicoroutine noun: a type of coroutine with limited control over its execution flow that can yield values multiple times, suspending its execution and allowing the caller to resume it later. However, unlike full coroutines, semicoroutines do not specify where the execution will continue after yielding; control is always returned to the caller.
Noun
semicoroutine (plural semicoroutines)
- A type of coroutine with limited control over its execution flow that can yield values multiple times, suspending its execution and allowing the caller to resume it later. However, unlike full coroutines, semicoroutines do not specify where the execution will continue after yielding; control is always returned to the caller.
- Each incarnations needs some block structure information (static and dynamic link, display or such like), a return label, n+1 label variables for the activation points of the cooperation (in the "semicoroutine" case) and of the n coprocedures and the space needed for parameters and locals.1974, Information Processing (IFIP transactions: Computer science and technology), Unesco, page 409
- C# 2.0 added semi-coroutine functionality through the iterator pattern and yield keyword.2024, Vaskaran Sarcar, Parallel Programming with C# And . NET: Fundamentals of Concurrency and Asynchrony Behind Fast-Paced Applications, Apress, →ISBN, page 359
- Synonyms:
- generator
Synonyms of semicoroutine
Forms of semicoroutine
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Origin of semicoroutine
From semi- + coroutine.
Questions about semicoroutine
- What does semicoroutine mean?
- Semicoroutine means a type of coroutine with limited control over its execution flow that can yield values multiple times, suspending its execution and allowing the caller to resume it later. However, unlike full coroutines, semicoroutines do not specify where the execution will continue after yielding; control is always returned to the caller.
- What part of speech is semicoroutine?
- Semicoroutine is a noun.
- What is the plural of semicoroutine?
- The plural of semicoroutine is semicoroutines.
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