first-class continuation

短语

发音

UK /ˈfɜːst ˈklɑːs kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
US /ˈfɝst ˈklæs kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/

词形变化

first-class continuations 复数 first-class continuations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A continuation that can be used like any other value in a programming language, granting it a powerful ability to control the flow of execution.

    计算机 工程 数学

    Bruce F. Duba; David Macqueen (January 1991), “Typing First-Class Continuations in ML”, in Journal of Functional Programming, volume 3, number 4, →DOI: “First-class continuations are a simple and natural way to provide access to the flow of evaluation in functional languages.”