In computer programming, a function, subprogram, procedure, method, routine or subroutine is a callable unit that has a well-defined behavior and can be... 52 KB (6,412 words) - 12:22, 22 April 2024 |
In computer programming, an anonymous function (function literal, lambda abstraction, lambda function, lambda expression or block) is a function definition... 88 KB (9,474 words) - 15:37, 24 April 2024 |
object-oriented programming Function (computer programming), or subroutine, a sequence of instructions within a larger computer program Function (music), a... 2 KB (222 words) - 23:26, 3 October 2022 |
In computer programming, a callback is a function that is stored as data (a reference) and designed to be called by another function – often back to the... 17 KB (1,857 words) - 11:22, 22 April 2024 |
In computer science, function-level programming refers to one of the two contrasting programming paradigms identified by John Backus in his work on programs... 7 KB (826 words) - 22:19, 1 February 2024 |
In computer science, imperative programming is a programming paradigm of software that uses statements that change a program's state. In much the same... 32 KB (3,585 words) - 21:17, 26 March 2024 |
the first programming language to implement it. Christopher Strachey chose the term ad hoc polymorphism to refer to polymorphic functions that can be... 17 KB (1,895 words) - 20:04, 17 February 2024 |
In computer science, declarative programming is a programming paradigm—a style of building the structure and elements of computer programs—that expresses... 22 KB (2,307 words) - 16:52, 29 March 2024 |
In computer science, conditionals (that is, conditional statements, conditional expressions and conditional constructs) are programming language commands... 36 KB (3,865 words) - 18:58, 12 March 2024 |
In computer science, a literal is a textual representation (notation) of a value as it is written in source code. Almost all programming languages have... 4 KB (385 words) - 13:31, 28 October 2023 |
Computer programming or coding is the composition of sequences of instructions, called programs, that computers can follow to perform tasks. It involves... 30 KB (3,333 words) - 09:02, 26 April 2024 |
Numbers in the Ch Programming Language". Scientific Programming: 76–106. Cheng, Harry (1993). "Scientific Computing in the Ch Programming Language". Scientific... 15 KB (1,498 words) - 22:11, 23 April 2024 |
In computer science, functional programming is a programming paradigm where programs are constructed by applying and composing functions. It is a declarative... 74 KB (7,441 words) - 18:18, 30 March 2024 |
A wrapper function is a function (another word for a subroutine) in a software library or a computer program whose main purpose is to call a second subroutine... 6 KB (702 words) - 17:34, 29 October 2023 |
In programming languages, a closure, also lexical closure or function closure, is a technique for implementing lexically scoped name binding in a language... 50 KB (6,385 words) - 17:10, 9 March 2024 |
In computer programming, a parameter or a formal argument is a special kind of variable used in a subroutine to refer to one of the pieces of data provided... 30 KB (3,853 words) - 21:18, 15 March 2024 |
In computer programming, a trait is a concept used in programming languages which represents a set of methods that can be used to extend the functionality... 22 KB (2,058 words) - 09:25, 13 December 2023 |
Kernighan, Programming in C: A Tutorial: main( ) { printf("hello, world"); } In the above example, the main( ) function defines where the program should start... 25 KB (1,752 words) - 18:00, 6 March 2024 |
Type signature (redirect from Signature (programming)) In computer science, a type signature or type annotation defines the inputs and outputs of a function, subroutine or method. A type signature includes... 11 KB (1,305 words) - 14:19, 5 February 2024 |
In computer science, function composition is an act or mechanism to combine simple functions to build more complicated ones. Like the usual composition... 19 KB (2,145 words) - 17:53, 17 January 2024 |
Skeleton programming is a style of computer programming based on simple high-level program structures and so called dummy code. Program skeletons resemble... 19 KB (2,500 words) - 03:47, 15 April 2024 |
In computer science, an operation, function or expression is said to have a side effect if it has any observable effect other than its primary effect of... 10 KB (1,083 words) - 18:51, 24 April 2024 |
In computer programming, a function object is a construct allowing an object to be invoked or called as if it were an ordinary function, usually with the... 35 KB (4,372 words) - 20:41, 20 July 2023 |
In computer software, in compiler theory, an intrinsic function, also called built-in function or builtin function, is a function (subroutine) available... 9 KB (831 words) - 09:02, 15 April 2024 |
C (pronounced /ˈsiː/ – like the letter c) is a general-purpose computer programming language. It was created in the 1970s by Dennis Ritchie, and remains... 99 KB (10,938 words) - 05:16, 26 April 2024 |
is a fundamental concept in computer science and software engineering, especially within the object-oriented programming paradigm. Examples of this include:... 31 KB (3,871 words) - 10:50, 16 April 2024 |
mathematics and computer science, a higher-order function (HOF) is a function that does at least one of the following: takes one or more functions as arguments... 24 KB (2,620 words) - 16:34, 9 February 2024 |
Currying (redirect from Curried function) and computer science, currying is the technique of translating a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of families of functions, each... 36 KB (5,015 words) - 22:50, 18 March 2024 |