call by reference

Noun

Meaning

call by reference (uncountable)

(programming) Alternative form of call-by-reference

call-by-reference (uncountable)

(programming) An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated first, and a pointer to the result is passed to the function.

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Alternative names

call-by-reference

Synonyms

pass by reference

Antonyms

call by value

Close letter words and terms

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