call-by-name

noun

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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pass-by-name
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Meanings

nouncall-by-name (uncountable)

alternative call by name

  1. uncountablecomputingAn 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.

    Synonyms: pass-by-name

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
pass-by-name
Also see
pass-by-name

Translations

Esperanto pasigo per algoritmo
  • pasigo per algoritmoin programming
Cite this entry
APA

call-by-name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call-by-name

MLA

“call-by-name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call-by-name. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “call-by-name,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call-by-name.

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