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(programming) An evaluation strategy whereby an argument to a function is evaluated each time its value is used in the function, and is not evaluated at all if its value is never used..
Use call-by-name when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Call-by-name means (programming) An evaluation strategy whereby an argument to a function is evaluated each time its value is used in the function, and is not evaluated at all if its value is never used..
Common synonyms include pass-by-name.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use call-by-name where its definition matches the intended context.
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