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invocation

invocation

3 6.1
Calling a function in a computer program to make it run
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : invocación
  • We've got a return of the invocation of a function.

Examples

  • You ask where in my code I indirectly called the invocation that wrote a given pixel.

    Blog text (20)

  • The SecurityManager looks up the call history of method invocations.

    Academic text (2011)

  • That's just the name of the method, not an invocation of the method, right?

  • OK, so now let me talk of parallel invocations of this.

  • The invocation of dualrel/3 as a substitute for duality/3 is situation-specific.

    Academic text (2000)

  • OS/2 also supports invocation of REXX or command language (*.CMD) programs.

    Academic text (1997)

  • All service invocations between application silos will be exposed through the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).

    Blog text (9)

  • The developer checked the program for correct invocation of the function to ensure it executed properly.

  • During the debugging process, he realized that a missed invocation caused the entire program to fail.

  • The tutorial explained how to write an invocation statement to call the desired method effectively.

Synonyms

call
vsinvocation
  • Specialized
72 7.5

An instruction that makes a program run a separate set of commands

is the general act of executing a routine rather than this single instruction
function call
vsinvocation
  • Specialized
1 4.4

An instruction in a program that runs a small piece of code and then returns

is the general act of executing a routine rather than the concrete instruction

How Direct

inline
  • Specialized
6.9
local call
  • Specialized
3.7
invocation
  • Specialized
3 6.1

Surface Forms

invocation singular
invoations plural
invocations plural

Morphology

invocation = invoke (semi-transparent) = invoke + ation

Formed from 'invoke' + '-ation', but the computing sense is a technical/metaphorical extension ('call' a function), requiring domain knowledge.

Etymology

The word invocation comes from Latin in- ('on' or 'into') and vocare ('to call'), the same root you see in voice, so it is about 'calling'. In computing an invocation is simply a 'call' to run a function or method.