call by value

A form of call-by-value — An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated first, and the result is passed into the function.

Similar
pass by value
Opposite
call by reference
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Meanings

nouncall by value (uncountable)

alternative call-by-value

  1. alternativeuncountablecomputingAlternative form of call-by-value.

    Synonyms: pass by value

Synonyms & antonyms

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