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.

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

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