"call-with-current-continuation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: call-with-current-continuations [plural], calls-with-current-continuation [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|calls-with-current-continuation}} call-with-current-continuation (countable and uncountable, plural call-with-current-continuations or calls-with-current-continuation)
  1. (programming) In Scheme, a procedure that captures the current continuation to pass it as an argument to another continuation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-call-with-current-continuation-en-noun-YQGeuzGO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Long English words Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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