Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semicoroutine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-corou-tine
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of coroutine with limited control over its execution flow that can yield values multiple times, suspending its execution and allowing the caller to resume it later. However, unlike full coroutines, semicoroutines do not specify where the execution will continue after yielding; control is always returned to the caller.

Example Sentences

"Each incarnations needs some block structure information (static and dynamic link, display or such like), a return label, n+1 label variables for the activation points of the cooperation (in the "semicoroutine" case) and of the n coprocedures and the space needed for parameters and locals."
"C# 2.0 added semi-coroutine functionality through the iterator pattern and yield keyword."

Etymology

From semi- + coroutine.

Inflected Forms

semicoroutines (plural)

Synonyms

generator

Questions

What does semicoroutine mean?: A type of coroutine with limited control over its execution flow that can yield values multiple times, suspending its execution and allowing the caller to resume it later. However, unlike full coroutines, semicoroutines do not specify where the execution will continue after yielding; control is always returned to the caller.
Where does semicoroutine come from?: From semi- + coroutine.

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