call-by-value

noun

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

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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
Also see
pass-by-value

Translations

Esperanto pasigo per valoro
  • pasigo per valoroTranslations
German Wertparameter
  • WertparameterTranslations
Greek κλήση με τιμή
  • κλήση με τιμή (klísi me timí)Translations
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APA

call-by-value. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call-by-value

MLA

“call-by-value.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call-by-value. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “call-by-value,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call-by-value.

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