callback
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈkɔːlˌbæk/
- Specialized
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callback
- Flash programs rely on the same NetStream method used for existing Flash video, with a few new optional callbacks for metadata and encoding types.
So people enjoy that kind of paradigm programming for asynchronous IO relative to callbacks.
- So people enjoy that kind of paradigm programming for asynchronous IO relative to callbacks.
- Is there any callbacks that we should, like, look out for?
Examples
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We use this wrapper to watch ZooKeeper nodes, issuing a callback inside our application whenever a modification happens.
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You'll get this information through the onMetaData callback in an array with the name 'seekpoints.'
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I'd appreciate a callback, please.
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You can use the callback on the slide functions to get the effect you want.
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So, a typical callback "http:" string looks like this:
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We expose this in the onMetaData callback as an array of objects with the name 'chapters.'
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The Ajax callback whenever an item is clicked is slow and cumbersome.
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The result is usually some kind of event-based callback system; the downside of this is that the callbacks don't get to maintain state between calls.
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Extremely tightly-scoped functionality just provides REST-persistable models with simple routing and callbacks so you know when to render views (you supply your own view-rendering mechanism).
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The API provides a callback that developers can utilize to receive data once it is available.
Synonyms
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6.5
A way for one computer system to send a message to another when an event happens
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A piece of code given to another function to run later when an action finishes
Compounds
- Jargon
A situation where too many nested callbacks make code hard to read and change
How Immediate
- Specialized
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4.6
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7.3
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6.0
- Specialized
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
callback = call (semi-transparent) = back + call
Formed from 'call' + 'back' with a relation to the idea of 'calling back,' but the technical programming sense 'a function invoked later' is domain-specific and may not be derivable by general learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'back' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Callback in computing comes from the same parts call + back, meaning 'call' later. Think of leaving your number so someone 'calls you back' — in code a callback is a function or URL a service 'calls' later to deliver a result.