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call-by-need

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.36 in modern English

Syllables
cal-l-by-need
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated the first time they are used in that function.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

call by need (alternative)

Phrases

call-by-value call-by-reference call-by-name call-by-future

Frequently Paired Words

call-by-value call-by-reference call-by-name call-by-future

Synonyms

pass-by-need

Questions

What does call-by-need mean?
An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated the first time they are used in that function.

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