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

See call-by-reference on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: call by reference [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} call-by-reference (uncountable)
  1. (programming) An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated first, and a pointer to the result is passed to the function. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: pass-by-reference Related terms: call-by-future, call-by-name, call-by-need, call by sharing Translations (Translations): pasigo per referenco (Esperanto), perreferenca parametro (Esperanto), Referenzparameter [masculine] (German)

Alternative forms

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