"tail recursion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tail recursions [plural]
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  1. (programming) The technique of writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return, particularly when recursive control structures are used in place of iterative ones. Wikipedia link: tail recursion Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Programming Related terms: recursion, tail recursive Translations (writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return): häntärekursio (Finnish), 末尾再帰 (matsubisaiki) (alt: まつびさいき) (Japanese)

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