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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upcall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-call
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A call from a lower-level subsystem, such as a kernel or framework, to a higher-level subsystem, such as user code.

verb

To perform such a call.

Etymology

From up- + call.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

upcalls (plural) upcalls (present, singular) upcalling (participle, present) upcalled (participle, past) upcalled (past)

Questions

What does upcall mean?
A call from a lower-level subsystem, such as a kernel or framework, to a higher-level subsystem, such as user code.
Where does upcall come from?
From up- + call.

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