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Meaning of first-class continuation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈfɜːst ˈklɑːs kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

Definitions

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.

Examples

“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.””

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

first-class entity first-class object first-class value first-come-first-served First-day first-degree