call-by-name

Noun

Meaning

call-by-name (uncountable)

(programming) 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.

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Alternative names

call by name

Examples

Call-by-name is known by many compiler designers for the interesting " thunks " that are used to implement it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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