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Function call: meaning, definitions and examples

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function call

 

[ หˆfสŒล‹kสƒษ™n kษ”หl ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

programming

A function call is a statement that tells the computer to execute a specific function. It typically consists of the function name followed by parentheses containing any arguments that need to be passed to the function.

Synonyms

calling a function, function invocation

Examples of usage

  • Example 1: In Python, you can make a function call by simply typing the function name followed by parentheses.
  • Example 2: The function call 'print('Hello, World!')' will output 'Hello, World!' to the console.

Translations

Translations of the word "function call" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น funรงรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเคฎเคพเคฐเฅ‹เคน

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Funktion

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ fungsi

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั„ัƒะฝะบั†ั–ั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ funkcja

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆฉŸ่ƒฝ (ใใฎใ†)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท fonction

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ funciรณn

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท fonksiyon

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ธฐ๋Šฅ (ginลญng)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูˆุธูŠูุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ funkce

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ funkcia

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅŠŸ่ƒฝ (gลngnรฉng)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ funkcija

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ aรฐgerรฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั„ัƒะฝะบั†ะธั

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒคแƒฃแƒœแƒฅแƒชแƒ˜แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ funksiya

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ funciรณn

Etymology

The concept of function calls originated in computer programming languages as a way to modularize code and improve reusability. It allows programmers to define a block of code that can be executed multiple times without having to rewrite the same instructions. Function calls have become a fundamental building block of modern programming languages.