continuation-passing style
See also: continuation passing style
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editcontinuation-passing style (plural continuation-passing styles)
- (programming) A style of programming in which every user function f takes an extra argument c known as a continuation. Whenever f would normally return a result r to its caller, it instead returns the result of applying the continuation to r.
- Synonym: CPS
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