"tail recursion" meaning in English

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        "The technique of writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return, particularly when recursive control structures are used in place of iterative ones."
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        "(programming) The technique of writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return, particularly when recursive control structures are used in place of iterative ones."
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          "sense": "writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return",
          "word": "häntärekursio"
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          "sense": "writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return",
          "word": "末尾再帰"
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