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tail calls

tail calls is the plural of tail call.

Meaning of tail call

Noun

tail call (plural tail calls)

  1. A function call that is itself the last instruction in a function.
    • Tail calls can be implemented without the need for an additional frame on the call stack.

Questions about tail calls

What is tail calls the plural of?
Tail calls is the plural of tail call.

Words near tail calls in the dictionary

  1. tail bone
  2. tail bones
  3. tail boom
  4. tail booms
  5. tail call
  6. tail calls
  7. tail club
  8. tail clubs
  9. tail cone
  10. tail cones
  11. tail down

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