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(programming) An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated the first time they are used in that function..
Use call-by-need when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Call-by-need means (programming) An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated the first time they are used in that function..
Common synonyms include pass-by-need.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use call-by-need where its definition matches the intended context.
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