first-class continuation

first-class con·tin·u·a·tion
UK/ˈfɜːst ˈklɑːs kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˈfɝst ˈklæs kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/

noun

A continuation that can be used like any other value in a programming language, granting it a powerful ability to control the flow of execution.

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Meanings

nounfirst-class continuation (plural first-class continuations)

plural first-class continuations

  1. computingA continuation that can be used like any other value in a programming language, granting it a powerful ability to control the flow of execution.

    Bruce F. Duba; David Macqueen (January 1991), “Typing First-Class Continuations in ML”, in Journal of Functional Programming, volume 3, number 4, →DOI: “First-class continuations are a simple and natural way to provide access to the flow of evaluation in functional languages.”

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