call by reference in English

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "call-by-value"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "call by reference < → δείτε τις λέξεις call, by και reference",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "call by reference",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Προγραμματισμός (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "άλλη γραφή του call-by-reference"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κλήση με αναφορά"
      ],
      "id": "el-call_by_reference-en-noun-1rq0TJmm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "προγραμματισμός"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "programming"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "call by reference"
}

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "call-by-value"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "call by reference < → δείτε τις λέξεις call, by και reference",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "call by reference",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Προγραμματισμός (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "άλλη γραφή του call-by-reference"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κλήση με αναφορά"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "προγραμματισμός"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "programming"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "call by reference"
}

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"call by reference" meaning in English

Noun