"tail call" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tail calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tail call (plural tail calls)
  1. (programming) A function call that is itself the last instruction in a function. Wikipedia link: tail call Categories (topical): Programming Translations (function call that is itself the last instruction in a function): häntäkutsu (Finnish), loppukutsu (Finnish), 末尾呼び出し (matsubiyobidashi) (alt: まつびよびだし) (Japanese)

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