"delimited continuation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: delimited continuations [plural]
Etymology: So named because they capture only a portion of the call stack. Head templates: {{en-noun}} delimited continuation (plural delimited continuations)
  1. (functional programming) A continuation that returns a value and can be composed. Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: composable continuation, partial continuation Related terms: coroutine
    Sense id: en-delimited_continuation-en-noun-Jvcp3JA6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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