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Meaning of call-by-name | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An evaluation strategy whereby an argument to a function is evaluated each time its value is used in the function, and is not evaluated at all if its value is never used.

uncountable

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

call-by-need call-by-reference call-by-value call-in call-in show Call-not-accepted

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