"call-by-future" meaning in All languages combined

See call-by-future on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: call by future [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} call-by-future (uncountable)
  1. (programming) An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated concurrently with the function body. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: pass-by-future Related terms: call-by-value, call-by-reference, call-by-name, call-by-need

Alternative forms

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