"double dispatch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double dispatches [plural]
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  1. (computing) A mechanism that dispatches a function call to different concrete functions depending on the runtime types of two objects involved. Wikipedia link: double dispatch Categories (topical): Computing Hypernyms: multiple dispatch
    Sense id: en-double_dispatch-en-noun-W1ktHy-n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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