call-by-reference

noun

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

Similar
pass-by-reference
Opposite
call-by-value
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Meanings

nouncall-by-reference (uncountable)

alternative call by reference

  1. uncountablecomputingAn evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated first, and a pointer to the result is passed to the function.

    Synonyms: pass-by-reference · Antonyms: call-by-value

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated first, and a pointer to the result is passed to the function.

Similar
pass-by-reference
Opposite
call-by-value
Also see
pass-by-reference

Translations

Esperanto pasigo per referenco, perreferenca parametro
  • pasigo per referencoTranslations
  • perreferenca parametroTranslations
German Referenzparameter
  • ReferenzparameterTranslations
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Chicago

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