call
- noun
- /kɔl/
- Specialized
- A ROPS typically costs $600 to $1,500, and several telephone calls may be required to locate the appropriate model.
- function call
- system call
- recursive call
Examples
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With JavaScript, can you make additional HTTP calls and grab more data on demand?
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So let's draw out the call tree for F of five.
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You would expect to see a call to print out.
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Because multiple titles are on each device, a single call number is used for several titles.
Academic text (2012) -
We will respond as soon as a call handler becomes available.
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On previous RS/6000 systems, a library routine call provided the square-root function.
Academic text (1994) -
The data on the flash card can be accessed through calls to DOS and BIOS.
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The function eval is defined as shorthand for invoking recursive calls to eval with eval base as an argument.
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In programming, a call is made to execute a specific function when needed.
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When debugging the application, I noticed that the recursive call was causing a stack overflow.
Synonyms
Calling a function in a computer program to make it run
An instruction in a program that runs a small piece of code and then returns
A request a program sends to the operating system to do a task like reading a file
A request a program sends to a server over a network to do a task
A request in a program that runs inside the same process and is not sent to another computer
A command a program sends to pause and ask the operating system to do a task
Idioms
- Informal
Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home
- Informal
To speak clearly and honestly about something even if it is unpleasant
- Archaic
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
- Informal
Challenge someone to prove they are serious when you think they are not
- Informal
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
- Offensive
Insult someone by saying 'maggot' to show they are worthless or lazy
Says that someone's application or request is rejected and ends the conversation
- Offensive
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or do not believe something
- Offensive
An informal rude phrase said to show surprise or not believe something
Compounds
People call out a list of names to check who is present in a meeting, classroom or group
- Specialized
A phone service that alerts you to a new call while you are on the phone
A moment at the end of a show when actors return to the stage to thank the audience for applause
A phone call made inside the same town or area, usually cheaper than a long-distance call
- Specialized
A demand from a broker for more money or stocks to bring an investment account to the required level
- Specialized
A contract that lets someone choose to buy something of value at a set price for a limited time
- Specialized
An instruction in a program that runs a small piece of code and then returns
- Specialized
A phone service that sends incoming calls to another phone number you choose
- Specialized
A code of letters and numbers on a library book that shows where it is on the shelf
- Specialized
A piece of code given to another function to run later when an action finishes
- Jargon
A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present
- Specialized
A request a program sends to the operating system to do a task like reading a file
- Specialized
A request in a program that runs inside the same process and is not sent to another computer
An Algerian extremist Islamist group that split from another militant group and tried to overthrow the government while supporting al-Qaeda
- Specialized
A command a program sends to pause and ask the operating system to do a task
How Complex
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Call originally meant to 'ask' or 'summon', so in computing a subroutine call is when the main program asks a small routine to run and do its work.